▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁BC ▁r ul ers ▁Category : K ings ▁of ▁C arch em ish <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Ar ling ton ▁Lad ies ▁are ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁women ▁who ▁attend ▁the ▁fun eral ▁of ▁every ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁armed ▁forces ▁who ▁is ▁buried ▁at ▁Ar ling ton ▁National ▁C emetery . ▁The ▁group ▁also ▁includes ▁one ▁man ▁who ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Ar ling ton ▁Gent le man . ▁ ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁traces ▁its ▁existence ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁when ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁Ho yt ▁V anden berg , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Glad ys , ▁witness ed ▁young ▁serv ic em embers ▁being ▁buried ▁without ▁any ▁family ▁members ▁present ▁on ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁wal ks ▁through ▁the ▁c emetery . ▁Just ▁a ▁chap lain ▁and ▁a ▁military ▁honor ▁guard , ▁the ▁standard ▁at ten de es , ▁were ▁usually ▁present . ▁The ▁lack ▁of ▁anyone ▁hon oring ▁the ▁young ▁air man ▁being ▁buried ▁prompt ed ▁Glad ys ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Offic ers ' ▁W ives ▁Club ▁to ▁attend ▁all ▁Air ▁Force ▁fun er als . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁Army ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁General ▁Cre ight on ▁Abr ams , ▁Julia , ▁founded ▁the ▁Army ' s ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁group . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁the ▁Navy ▁also ▁followed ▁suit ▁by ▁creating ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁their