THE STORY
Reported Haunting
Old Post Chapel at Fort Myer is associated with reports of ghostly soldiers and unexplained activity. Visitors have described apparitions in military uniforms, phantom footsteps, mysterious voices, and sudden cold spots inside the historic chapel. The building's military history has inspired generations of ghost stories.
Many Arlington National Cemetery burials started in this old military chapel, in use since the 1930s. Witnesses have reported unexplained voices and footsteps, locked doors have been known to open by themselves, and at least once, a soldier went into a room to find all the cabinets wide open. A ghostly apparition has been seen in the bridal room, which was formerly a private mourning room for families of the deceased.