Lieutenant Colonel Paul McLoud, Army Corps of Engineers

Location:  Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia

I spent last Saturday wandering around Arlington National Cemetery picking out graves that I thought were interesting, I'd say I covered about 1/4 to 1/3 of the cemetery.  The first grave I want to post is that of Lieutenant Colonel Paul McLoud of the Army Corps of Engineers.  I decided to take a picture of this particular grave because it was a few days after a federal judge ruled against the Corps of Engineers in a civil suit brought by Katrina survivors.  The decision is historic, it's a ruling against the federal government that means that you know who will be footing the bill for the billions of dollars in lawsuits that will surely follow...

But anyways, onto Lieutenant Paul McLoud, he lived over 80 years, dying in 1951.  His citation for the Distinguished Service Cross reads below:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Paul McLoud, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Gouzeaucourt, France, November, 30, 1917, in remaining under shell fire until the escape of his men, who had been caught unarmed by the German attack, was assured. First Lieutenant McLoud then assisted in leading troops to the trenches, directing the procurement and distribution of ammunition, and displaying coolness, and judgment while continually under fire.

General Orders No. No. 129, W.D., 1918
Home Town: Albany, NY

The grave itself isn't that special, it's the Corps of Engineers logo that caught my eye.