Larson died in 2014 at age 77 and was buried at the Naval Academy Cemetery in Annapolis. Before his death, McCain picked a burial plot right next to his, both at the edge of a hill overlooking the ...

Butch Williams guesses that in 25 years at the U.S. Naval Academy, he’s seen to it that well over 1,000 of the nation’s best and brightest have gone with dignity to their rest. As super… ...

The U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery, which is about 6.7 acres in size, was laid out in 1869. (Courtesy USNA Cemetery) Courtesy USNA Cemetery ...

The cemetery is the Naval Academy’s hallowed grounds. It is known for famous and non-famous Naval officers. One of those is Cmdr. William Cushing, who was kicked out of the Naval Academy before ...

The cemetery dates to 1869, said James W. Cheevers, the retired curator at the Naval Academy Museum, and is rich with Navy lore and the echoes of great deeds and misdeeds.

McCain, 81, was buried next to Larson, a former classmate, at the U.S Naval Academy Cemetery on Sept. 2, 2018. A space is left for his wife, Cindy.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – In the back corner of a cemetery, just down the road from the U.S. Naval Academy, is the grave of Nikolay Demidoff. He was a Russian sailor who died during a little-remembered ...

When Midshipman 1st Class Jason Jablonski was a child, he thought airports were the best place on Earth. He loved to watch the planes take off and land, and aspired to be a Navy pilot. Once, his ol… ...

As the American flag was folded over the casket, attendees noticed a special guest circling above. A bald eagle soared above those mourning Midshipman Duke Carrillo at the Naval Academy Cemetery ...

Harris concluded by sharing that she stopped by the United States Naval Academy Cemetery ahead of her speech to pay respects to her former colleague in the Senate -- "a great and courageous ...