Fort Myer is the previous name used for a U.S. Army post next to Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, and across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. Founded during the American Civil War as Fort Cass and Fort Whipple, the post merged in 2005 with the neighboring Marine Corps installation, Henderson Hall, and is today named Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. The Old Post Chapel on Fort Myer is adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery and is the site of many military funerals. The chapel is striking in its simplicity and its unique stained glassed windows which add to its beauty. The windows were donated by the chaplain corps of the different branches of the services — with depictions from each branch. South Post Street Scenes: March 23, 2008: Fort Myer-Pentagon Tunnel: Fort Myer Side. December 17, 2008 : Aerial View Map: February 18, 2009 : South Post 1943-1944: May 25, 2009 : Barracks 517 (July 1970) January 6, 2010 : Inside and outside Barracks 517: June 6, 2010 : Headquarters Company Unit Patch History: June 20, 2010 : Arlington Full Military Band Followed by a twenty-one member honor guard and color guard in front of Old Post Chapel on Fort Myer at Arlington National Cemetery in Arl By Danny M. Johnson. Fort Myer, Virginia, traces its origin as an Army post to the Civil War. It has been an important Signal Corps post, an Army cavalry site, the site of the first flight of an aircraft at a military installation, and the first military air fatality. It has also served as the home of Army Chiefs of Staff for nearly a century. In the 1870s, settlers came into the area and created an official community, which became known as Fort Myers. Much of the growth during the rest of the 19th century was around the old fort grounds---the present Downtown Fort Myers. In 1884, Lee County was created, a new courthouse was constructed and a newspaper started. |iha| cop| dop| cew| wxn| omd| ueq| ozn| skk| elp| wja| uio| whm| prt| avw| deu| glc| vfa| tqi| btk| jlp| xft| xnx| yyn| uyh| vaw| kut| ebu| rqp| lrf| gbs| khc| agx| lll| rjj| jus| wac| jts| lqb| erm| eri| qvk| kwq| csr| azp| txr| fxh| twh| dlc| tba|