Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery, 420 acres (170 hectares), N Va., across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.; est. 1864. More than 60,000 American war dead, as well as notables including Presidents William Howard Taft and John F. Kennedy, Gen. John J. Pershing, and Admiral Robert E. Peary are interred here. Burial in Arlington is limited to active, retired, and former members of the armed forces, Medal of Honor recipients, high-ranking federal government officials, and their dependents. There are commemorative monuments, including the Tomb of the Unknowns (see Unknown Soldier, Tomb of the). The cemetery is part of “Arlington,” the former estate of the Custis and Lee families, and includes Arlington House, now part of Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial.

Arlington National Cemetery

final resting place for America’s war heroes. [Am. Hist.: Flexner, 95]

See: Burial Ground

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The eternal flame at Kennedy's gravesite was recently returned to its spot at Arlington National Cemetery, after months of repairs and upgrades at the site while the flame was on a temporary burner in the cemetery.

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25, and interment with military honors was held at Arlington National Cemetery.

Kenneth Wheaton

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