There are certain moments in life that are so clarifying that they instantly become cherished memories. On Dec. 11, 2010, Arlington National Cemetery became one for Nora Batten. Batten, an executive administrative specialist at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, visited the nation’s most hallowed cemetery as part of the volunteer force with Wreaths Across America. This non-profit group, which began 19 years ago, lays wreaths every year at the 550 national cemeteries throughout United States. While at Arlington, Batten also paid respects to her cousin U.S. Marine Corps PFC Christopher C. Thorne, who died Oct. 23, 1983, from a terrorist bombing of his barracks while stationed in Beirut, Lebanon. Batten also visited the gravesite of her friend U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan K. Dozier, who died in Operation Iraqi Freedom on Jan. 9, 2008, when an IED detonated during combat operations.