This is Wilmington National Cemetery on Market St. I've passed it countless times since moving here and was always struck by its beauty and uniqueness. Just about all the cemeteries around here are of the small foot stone variety, with the fake flower vases at the head of each one. Very flat and o very boring. Wilmington National Cemetery actually has headstones, and they dot the sprawling 5+ acre rolling hills of an enclosed piece of land right between downtown and the commercial strip which is Market St. All of the headstones are similar, and it is very reminiscent of Arlington National Cemetery, albeit on a much smaller scale.
While wandering around the grounds I found the grave of a young soldier killed in action in Baghdad, courtesy of an IED. It was his second tour of duty and it happened on the last day of Iraqi city patrols. He left behind a wife and two daughters.
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