Cypress Hills National Cemetery

There is something intensely solemn and sobering about seeing thousands of headstones laid out in uniform row upon row of white marble, as they are here at the Cypress Hills National Cemetery run by the Veterans Administration of the United States.

I walked through this site on several occasions, but it was during my last visit on Thursday, May 8, 2008, that I took the images and video footage used in this three minute clip.

It is presented here without music or commentary, since I think the footage is powerful enough on its own.

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• Cypress
• Hills
• National
• Cemetery
• Brooklyn
• New
• York
• War
• Peace

[ikarian007]

Thanks 'sailorette1' for your update. I wish the quality of the video was better, but I was travelling at the time, and working fast to put it together and get it online.

Maybe I'll redo it when I get a chance and reupload it at a much higher quality so viewers can see how beautiful it really was.

[k72ndst]

Really fantastic job on this. Love the camerawork and editing, nice work. We are going there on Saturday, I can't wait to visit the place. Hope to see more of your work now...

[ikarian007]

Thanks for that. I was there in late spring, hence the stunning pink blossoms. I'm sure you will find it just as moving as I did.

[sailorette1]

You did a great job here. Thank you!

[sailorette1]

I wanted to add that he was a Confederate soldier wounded and captured at Gettysburg. He was taken to the prison at David's Island and cared for in the DeCamp Hospital there. There are several Confederates buried there amongst the Union soldiers and sailors. Thank you for capturing this beautiful place for all the relatives of the soldiers from both sides. It is like we are there.

[sailorette1]

Excuse me, 1862 was the first year.