As NPR first reported, on Monday, there was an altercation between a cemetery staff member and Trump campaign officials over photos taken at an area in the eastern half of the cemetery known as Section 60. A source with knowledge of the incident told NPR that Arlington officials had made clear that only cemetery staff members would be authorized to take photographs or film in the area.
Allison Jaslow, an Iraq war veteran who is CEO of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), tells NPR that she regularly visits Section 60, which for her serves as a humbling reminder of how some of us were lucky enough to make it home.
Speaking of the Monday incident, the IAVA's Jaslow says, It's hard for me to wrap my head around the idea that anyone who is expecting to be an elected official would think of doing something like this.
Trump's appearance at Arlington came on the third anniversary of a deadly attack in Afghanistan that killed 13 American servicemembers killed in August 2021 amid a chaotic U.S. withdrawal.
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