Day: November 30, 2025

Before Arlington: The Forgotten First National Cemetery

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The earliest national cemetery created for the Civil War—before Arlington existed.

TMP Covert Ops — Episode 15 Before Arlington’s white rows became the symbol of American sacrifice… before marble markers flowed across the Virginia hills like silent waves… there was another place. A quieter hilltop. A desperate solution. A burial ground born not from ceremony, but from crisis. Welcome to the United States Soldiers’ and Airmen’s … Read more

Union Arch Bridge: The Stone Giant That Ghosted Its Creator

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View of the Union Arch Bridge partially obscured by summer vegetation, with the stone arch just visible through dense green leaves.

TMP Covert Ops — Episode 12 When you only have a sliver of time before a corporate hackathon, you learn to move like a shadow. The mission kicked off the day before with my visit to President Lincoln’s Cottage and was filled with many historic sites around the area. Day Two of my Bethesda mission … Read more