Controversial Confederate Memorial to be Removed from Arlington National Cemetery

The U.S. Army plans to remove a Confederate memorial from Arlington National Cemetery, defying opposition from dozens of congressional Republicans who argue that the monument commemorates reconciliation and national unity rather than the Confederacy. The Army will proceed with the removal to comply with a law requiring the identification and removal of assets that commemorate the Confederacy. The memorial, which depicts a mythologized vision of the Confederacy and sanitized depictions of slavery, will cost $3 million to remove. Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin plans to relocate the memorial to New Market Battlefield State Park. The removal marks a significant moment in the Defense Department's mission to cleanse the military of Confederate iconography.