BREAKING: Memorial to slain Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery dismantled

On Monday morning, workers were seen at the Arlington National Cemetery beginning the removal process of the Reconciliation Monument, also known as the Confederate Memorial.

The Arlington National Cemetery website states that "As required by Congress and implemented by the Secretary of Defense, Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) is required to remove the Confederate Memorial located in Section 16 of ANC."

It additionally notes that a "process to prepare for the memorial's careful removal and relocation has been initiated."

The Pentagon’s Naming Commission ordered the removal of the names of bases, posts, ships, streets and more named after Confederate soldiers, coming in the wake of the 2020 Black Lives Matter riots.

Led by Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA), a group of lawmakers penned a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin demanding that the monument be untouched until at least the conclusion of the fiscal year 2024 appropriations process.

"Despite bipartisan support for this monument, the Naming Commission, established by the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, clearly overstepped its legislative authority when it recommended that the Department of the Army remove the Reconciliation Monument from Arlington National Cemetery," the lawmakers wrote.

The plan is for the statue to reportedly be moved to a site owned by the Virginia Military Institute.

This is a breaking story and will be updated.