Fort Bliss National Cemetery
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Fort Bliss National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in West Texas, located at Fort Bliss, a U.S. Army post adjacent to the city of El Paso. Administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 82.1 acres (33.2 ha), and as of 2014, had over 50,000 interments. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.
Traditional rifle, helmet, and boots memorial honor at Fort Bliss National Cemetery
A bugler at a military funeral at a Ft. Bliss Post Cemetery
Burial ceremony for a World War II veteran, January 2019
Panoramic view of a northeast portion of the cemetery
Arthur H. Butler
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Arthur Howard Butler was a highly decorated officer in the United States Marine Corps with the rank of major general. A veteran of World War II, he distinguished himself as commanding officer, 21st Marine Regiment during the Recapture of Guam in July 1944 and was decorated with the Navy Cross, one of the United States military's second-highest decorations awarded for valor in combat.
Butler as lieutenant colonel somewhere in Pacific area.
General Butler (second from right) as Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics during meeting with Commandant, Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr.