Arlington trace adkins11/1/2022 ![]() ![]() The quiet observance was particularly appropriate for a man who counts among his most popular songs the stirring and contemplative “Arlington” – the story of a fallen soldier brought to be laid to rest in the national cemetery. When he turned back to the small crowd assembled, emotion was visibly etched on his face. Below him was the red, white and blue wreath he had just reverently placed in front of Arlington Cemetery’s Tomb of the Civil War Unknowns. LEE’S ROSE GARDEN, platinum-selling country music artist Trace Adkins paused, his signature black hat held over his heart. SILHOUETTED AGAINST THE WHITE MARBLE MONUMENT IN MRS. Trace Adkins at Arlington National Cemetery In 2011, Trace Adkins became a new member of the Board of Trustees of the Civil War Trust. This article first appeared in the Spring 2008 edition of Hallowed Ground, the award-winning membership magazine from the Civil War Trust.
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