This is Bishop Michael Burbidge of the Catholic Diocese of Arlington. Among the many iconic sites that mark our Washington landscape, few are as moving as Arlington National Cemetery. This week as we celebrate Memorial Day, perhaps we can put aside for a moment the thoughts of what summer will hold and instead envision the cemetery: the stillness and quiet, a somber reminder of the soldiers who fought and died securing freedom and liberty for our country. Rows upon rows of headstones, each with its own story of bravery and courage, more than 400,000 in all. They stand in silent salute to men and women from every faith, from every culture, from every hometown. Perhaps nowhere in America is the United States more united than in this sacred place. Despite the distractions of this past year, let this week be a reminder to all of us that we are home of the free because of the brave.