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Arlington National Cemetery

The gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery are graced by U. S. flags each Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a United States Federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (on May in)
Cemetery Details
Year established:June 15, 1864
Country:United States
Location:Arlington, Virginia
Coordinates:38°52′45″N 77°04′08″W / 38.879074, -77.069006
Type:Public
Owned by:United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Size:624 acres (3 km²))
Number of gravesites:245,000+
Website:Official Site
Findagrave:Findagrave
Tombstones at Arlington National Cemetery.
Tombstones at Arlington National Cemetery. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs ( VA) is a government-run military Veteran benefit system with Cabinet -level status
The Memorial Drive leads from the Lincoln Memorial, across the Potomac River, to the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery, and the portico of Arlington House is visible at top.
The Memorial Drive leads from the Lincoln Memorial, across the Potomac River, to the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery, and the portico of Arlington House is visible at top.

Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States, established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the estate of the family of Robert E. Lee's wife Mary Anna Custis Lee, a descendant of Martha Washington. 4 Fort Snelling Looking SouthwestJPG|thumb|200px| Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis Minnesota]]" United States National Cemetery " is a designation for 139 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Arlington House (The RE Lee Memorial is a Greek revival style mansion located in Arlington Virginia, USA and was once the home of Confederate Robert Edward Lee (January 19 1807 &ndash October 12 1870 was a career United States Army officer, an Engineer, and among the most celebrated Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee ( October 1, 1807 &ndash November 5, 1873) was the wife of Confederate General Robert E Martha Custis Washington (née Dandridge) ( June 2, 1731 &ndash May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington, the first The cemetery is situated directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., near The Pentagon, and is served by the Arlington Cemetery station on the Blue Line of the Washington Metro system. The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid- Atlantic coast of the United States. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The Pentagon is the Headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. Arlington Cemetery is a Washington Metro station in Arlington, Virginia on the Blue Line.

More than 290,000 people are buried in an area of 624 acres (2. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 53 km²). Veterans and military casualties from every one of the nation's wars are interred in the cemetery, from the American Revolution through the military actions in Afghanistan and Iraq. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7 2001 as the U The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia Pre-Civil War dead were reinterred after 1900.

Arlington shares with Mill Springs National Cemetery, the only other open cemetery in the system, the distinction of being the oldest military burial ground in the United States. Mill Springs National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the town of Nancy, eight miles (13 km west of the city of Somerset in

Arlington National Cemetery and United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery are administered by the Department of the Army. United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, in Washington D The Department of the Army is one of the three Service departments in the United States Department of Defense. The other National Cemeteries are administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs or by the National Park Service. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs ( VA) is a government-run military Veteran benefit system with Cabinet -level status The National Park Service ( NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation

Arlington House (Custis-Lee Mansion) and its grounds are administered by the National Park Service as a memorial to Lee.

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History

Traditionally, American military cemeteries developed from the duty of commanders on the frontier and in battle to care for their casualties. When Civil War casualties overflowed hospitals and burial grounds near Washington, D. C. , Quartermaster General Montgomery C. Meigs proposed in 1864 that 200 acres (0. Montgomery Cunningham Meigs (ˈmɛɡz ( May 3, 1816 &ndash January 2, 1892) was a career United States Army officer civil engineer 81 km²) of the Robert E. Lee family property at Arlington be taken for a cemetery. "The grounds about the mansion", Meigs wrote, "are admirably adapted to such a use. " Burials had in fact begun at Arlington before the ink was even blotted on Meigs's proposal. By war's end, 16,000 graves filled the spaces close to the house. Custis Lee, heir to the property, sued the government claiming ownership of the land. After the Supreme Court ruled in Lee's favor, Congress paid him $150,000 for title to the land.

Plan and roadways of Arlington National Cemetery.
Plan and roadways of Arlington National Cemetery.

Before the Civil War, Robert E. Lee had been a West Point graduate and a United States Army officer. "USMA" redirects here For other uses see USMA (disambiguation The United States Military Academy (also known as USMA, The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. When Fort Sumter was forced to surrender, President Abraham Lincoln offered Lee the command of the Federal army. Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal Lee demurred, because he wanted to see how Virginia would decide. When Virginia announced its secession, Lee resigned his commission and took command of the armed forces of the state of Virginia, and later became commander of the Army of Northern Virginia. Secession (derived from the Latin term secessio is the act of withdrawing from an organization union or especially a political entity The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. [1] He quickly established himself as an able commander, defeating a series of Union generals, until his final defeat and surrender at Appomattox Court House. Appomattox Court House is a village located three miles (5 km east of Appomattox, Virginia, USA (25 miles east of Lynchburg Virginia, in the Because of this decision and subsequent performance, Lee was regarded as disloyal by most Union officers. The decision was made to appropriate his farm as a graveyard for mostly Union dead. [2] In Arlington National Cemetery, Memorial Day has been celebrated. Memorial Day is a United States Federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (on May in) On May 30, 1968, the first national ceremony for Memorial day took place in Arlington Nation Cemetery by the President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Burial criteria

Historical


Today

Part 553 of Title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations establishes regulations for Arlington National Cemetery, including eligibility for interment (ground burial) and inurnment (columbarium). 32 C.F.R. 553 Eligibility for burial differs from eligiblity for inurnment in the columbarium at Arlington National Cemetery. Due to limited space, ground burial eligibility criteria are much more restrictive than other National Cemeteries, as well as more restrictive than inurnment in the columbarium.

The persons specified below are eligible for ground burial in Arlington National Cemetery, unless otherwise prohibited. [3] The last period of active duty of former members of the Armed Forces must have ended honorably. Interment may be casketed or cremated remains.

Prohibitions Against Burial or Inurnment

Congress has from time to time created prohibited categories of persons that, even if otherwise eligible for burial, lose that eligibility. One such prohibition is against certain persons that are convicted of committing certain state or federal capital crimes, as defined in statute. See 38 U.S. Code § 2411. Capital crime is a specifically defined term in the statute, and for state offenses can include offenses that are eligible for a life sentence (with or without parole). The reasoning for this provision originally was to prevent Timothy McVeigh from being eligible at Arlington National Cemetery, but it has since been amended to prevent others. [1]

Also prohibited under the same statute are those determined, with clear and convincing evidence, to have avoided such conviction by death or fleeing. See 38 U.S. Code § 2411. This provision was meant to deal with situations where eligible persons commit murder and then commit suicide or flee and avoid a conviction for that crime, which would mean they would not lose their eligibility like those that made it to trial and conviction.

Panorama of a small section of Arlington National Cemetery.
Panorama of a small section of Arlington National Cemetery.

Tomb of the Unknowns

Main article: Tomb of the Unknowns
The Tomb of the Unknowns.
The Tomb of the Unknowns. The Tomb of the Unknowns (also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, although it has never been officially named is a monument dedicated to American servicemen who have

The Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery is also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Throughout history many Soldiers have died in wars without their remains being identified It stands on top of a hill overlooking Washington, D. C.

One of the more popular sites at the Cemetery, the tomb is made from Yule marble quarried in Colorado. It consists of seven pieces, with a total weight of 79 short tons (72 metric tons). The short ton ( S/T) is a unit of mass equal to 2000 lb (around 907 This article is about the tonne or metric ton For other tons see Ton. The tomb was completed and opened to the public April 9, 1932, at a cost of $48,000. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar.

It was initially named the "Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. " Other unknown servicemen were later buried there, and it became known as the "Tomb of the Unknowns", though it has never been officially named. The soldiers buried there are:

The Tomb of the Unknowns is perpetually guarded by the U. S. Army. The 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment ("The Old Guard") began guarding the Tomb April 6, 1948. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Arlington Memorial Amphitheater

Exterior facade of the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater is modeled on Roman amphitheatres. It is built of Vermont Imperial Danby marble in the Ionic order.
Exterior facade of the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater is modeled on Roman amphitheatres. It is built of Vermont Imperial Danby marble in the Ionic order. The Ionic order column forms one of the three '''orders''' or '''organizational systems''' of Classical architecture, the other two canonic orders being the

The Tomb of the Unknowns is part of the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater. The Arlington Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, near the center of the Cemetery is the home of the Tomb of the Unknowns where Unknown American Servicemembers The Memorial Amphitheater has hosted state funerals and Memorial Day and Veterans Day ceremonies. Memorial Day is a United States Federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (on May in) Veterans Day is an American holiday honoring military Veterans. Ceremonies are also held for Easter. Easter ( Greek: Πάσχα Pascha or Pasxa) is the most important religious feast in the Christian Liturgical year. About 5,000 people attend these holiday ceremonies each year. The structure is mostly built of Imperial Danby marble from Vermont. Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The Memorial Display room, between the amphitheater and the Tomb of the Unknowns, uses Botticino stone, imported from Italy. See also Lombardia (wine Sources Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The amphitheater was the result of a campaign by Ivory Kimball to construct a place to honor America's soldiers. Judge Ivory G Kimball ( 5 May 1843 in Wells York Maine - 15 May, 1916) and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Congress authorized the structure March 4, 1913. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Woodrow Wilson laid the cornerstone for the building on October 15, 1915. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28 1856—February 3 1924 was the twenty-eighth President of the United States. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The cornerstone contained 15 items including a Bible and a copy of the Constitution. [2]

Arlington National Cemetery Amphitheater
Arlington National Cemetery Amphitheater

Before the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater was completed in 1921, important ceremonies were held at what is now known as the "Old Amphitheater. " This structure sits where Robert E. Lee once had his gardens. The amphitheater was built in 1868 under the direction of General John A. Logan. For other persons with similar names see John Logan. John Alexander Logan ( February 8, 1826 &ndash December 26 Gen. James Garfield was the featured speaker at the Decoration Day dedication ceremony, May 30, 1868. James Abram Garfield (November 19 1831 September 19 1881 was the twentieth President of the United States. Memorial Day is a United States Federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (on May in) Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The amphitheater has an encircling colonnade with a latticed roof that once supported a web of vines. The amphitheater has a marble dais, known as "the rostrum", which is inscribed with the U. For the Ronin Warriors character see Dais (Ronin Warriors. Desert Senna ( Senna covesii) is locally known as "dais" S. national motto found on the Great Seal of the United States, E pluribus unum ("Out of many, one"). The Great Seal of the United States is used to authenticate certain documents issued by the United States federal government. E pluribus unum, Latin for "Out of Many One" is a motto found on the Seal of the United States, along with Annuit cœptis and The amphitheater seats 1,500 people and has hosted speakers such as William Jennings Bryan. For other persons of the same name see William Bryan and William Jennings. [3]

Other notable sites

Other frequently visited sites in the cemetery are the USMC War Memorial (commonly known as the "Iwo Jima Memorial") and the Netherlands Carillon (these sites are actually located adjacent to the cemetery), and the grave of President John F. Kennedy. The Marine Corps War Memorial is a military memorial Statue located near the Arlington National Cemetery and the Netherlands Carillon in The Netherlands Carillon at Arlington National Cemetery was a gift from the people of the Netherlands to the people of the United States of America in John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of Kennedy is buried with his wife and two of their children. He was placed here March 14, 1967. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. His grave is marked with an eternal flame. The John F Kennedy Eternal Flame is a presidential memorial at the gravesite of U His brother, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, is also buried nearby. Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20 1925 – June 6 1968 also called RFK, was the United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964 and a The latter's grave is marked by a simple cross.

Eternal flame and marker at the grave of John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the United States.
Eternal flame and marker at the grave of John F. An eternal flame is a flame or torch that burns constantly The flame that burned constantly at Delphi, was an archaic feature "alien to the ordinary Greek temple" Kennedy, 35th president of the United States.

The federal government dedicated a model community for freed slaves, Freedman's Village, near the current Memorial Amphitheater, December 4, 1863. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common More than 1,100 freed slaves were given land by the government, where they farmed and lived during and after the Civil War. They were turned out in 1890 when the estate was repurchased by the government and dedicated as a military installation.

In Section 27, there are buried more than 3,800 former slaves, called "Contrabands" during the Civil War. Their headstones are designated with the word "Civilian" or "Citizen". A headstone, tombstone or gravestone is a marker normally carved from stone, placed over or next to the site of a Burial

Remembering the Maine: The memorial to the USS Maine.
Remembering the Maine: The memorial to the USS Maine.

Also, in the cemetery, there is a Confederate section with graves of soldiers of the Confederate States of America and a Confederate Memorial. The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 [4]

Near the Tomb of the Unknowns stands a memorial to the 266 men who lost their lives aboard the USS Maine. "The Maine" redirects here For the pop punk band see The Maine (band. The memorial is built around a mast salvaged from the Maine's wreckage. The mast of a sailing ship is a tall vertical or near vertical Spar, or arrangement of Spars which supports the Sails Large ships have several masts [5] (The Maine's other mast is erected at the United States Naval Academy, making the Maine the "longest ship in the Navy" in Naval Academy tradition. The United States Naval Academy is an undergraduate college in Annapolis, Maryland, United States that educates and commissions officers of the United States ) The Maine Memorial has served as the temporary resting place for foreign heads of state allied with the United States who died in exile in the United States during the Second World War, pending the return of their remains to their homeland. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including These were Manuel L. Quezon of the Philippines and Ignacy Jan Paderewski of Poland. Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina (b August 19, 1878 in Baler Aurora, Philippines - d The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Ignacy Jan Paderewski GBE (November 18 1860 - June 29 1941 was a Polish Pianist, Composer, Diplomat, and politician and the Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland

Cenotaph memorial honoring the crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger.
Cenotaph memorial honoring the crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger. A cenotaph is a tomb or a Monument erected in honour of a person or group of persons whose remains are elsewhere Space Shuttle Challenger ( NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-099 was NASA's second Space Shuttle orbiter to be put into service

The Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial was dedicated on May 20, 1986 in memory of the crew of flight STS-51-L, who died during launch on January 28, 1986. NASA 's Space Shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System ( STS) is the Spacecraft currently used by the United States Space Shuttle Challenger ( NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-099 was NASA's second Space Shuttle orbiter to be put into service Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) STS-51-L was the twenty-fifth flight of the American Space Shuttle program, which marked the first time a civilian had flown aboard the Space Shuttle The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster took place on January 28 1986 when ''Challenger'', a Space Shuttle operated by NASA, broke apart Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Transcribed on the back of the stone is the text of the John Gillespie Magee, Jr. poem entitled High Flight. John Gillespie Magee Junior ( June 9, 1922 &ndash December 11, 1941) On his grave are inscribed the first and last lines from his poem John Gillespie Magee Junior ( June 9, 1922 &ndash December 11, 1941) On his grave are inscribed the first and last lines from his poem Although many remains were identified and returned to the families for private burial, some were not, and were laid to rest under the marker. Two of the crew members, Scobee and Smith, are buried in Arlington, as well. Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee ( May 19, 1939 - January 28, 1986) was an American Astronaut who was killed commanding Michael John Smith usually known as Mike Smith ( April 30, 1945 – January 28, 1986) was an American Astronaut There is also a similar memorial to those who died when the Shuttle Columbia broke apart during reentry on February 1, 2003, dedicated on the first anniversary of the disaster. Space Shuttle Columbia ( NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first spaceworthy Space shuttle in NASA 's The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred on February 1, 2003, when the Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disintegrated over Texas Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Astronauts Laurel Clark, David Brown and Michael Anderson are also buried in Arlington. An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained

On a knoll just south of Arlington House, with views of the Washington Monument and Capitol, is a memorial to Pierre-Charles L'Enfant, the architect who laid out the city of Washington. His remains lie below a marble memorial incised with his plan for the city. L'Enfant envisioned a grand neoclassical capital city for the young republic that would rival the capitals of European monarchies.

There are memorials to those killed in two acts of terrorist violence:

The noted composer, arranger, trombonist and Big Band leader Maj. Alton Glenn Miller of the U.S. Army Air Forces has been missing in action since December 15, 1944. Alton Glenn Miller ( March 1 1904 &ndash presumably December 15 1944) was an American Jazz musician and The United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF) was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Miller was eligible for a memorial headstone in Arlington National Cemetery as a service member who died on active duty whose remains were not recoverable. At his daughter's request, a stone was placed in Memorial Section H, Number 464-A on Wilson Drive in Arlington National Cemetery in April 1992.

There are only two mausoleums located within the confines of the Cemetery. A mausoleum ( plural: mausolea is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or persons One is for the family of General Nelson Appleton Miles located in Section 3 and the other one belongs to the family of General Thomas Crook Sullivan and it is located in Section 1. Nelson Appleton Miles ( August 8, 1839 &ndash May 15, 1925) was an American soldier who served in the American Civil War, Indian Thomas Crook Sullivan ( November 14 1833 &ndash March 11 1908) was a brigadier general in the United States Army.

There is a Canadian Cross of Sacrifice with the names of all the citizens of the USA who lost their lives fighting in the Canadian forces during the Korean War and the two World Wars. The Cross of Sacrifice or War Cross was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and is the focal point of the numerous

The Women in Military Service for America Memorial can be found at the Ceremonial Entrance to Arlington National Cemetery.

On May 15, 1997, after more than two decades of denying the existence of the "Secret War" in Laos during the Vietnam War conflict, the U. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Laotian Civil War ( 1962 - 1975) was an internal fight between the Communist Pathet Lao and the Royal Lao Government in which Laos (ˈlɑːoʊs or /ˈlaʊs/ officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a Landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia S. government officially acknowledged this once covert war, honoring its U. S. and Laotian Hmong veterans with the opening of the Laos Memorial on the Arlington National Cemetery grounds, along a path between the John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame and the Tomb of the Unknowns. The terms Hmong (m̥ɔ̃ŋ and Mong ( both refer to an Asian ethnic group in the mountainous regions of southern China. The Laos Memorial is a small memorial in Arlington National Cemetery, located between the path to the JFK memorial and the Tomb of the Unknowns, in The John F Kennedy Eternal Flame is a presidential memorial at the gravesite of U The Tomb of the Unknowns (also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, although it has never been officially named is a monument dedicated to American servicemen who have

SiteCoordinates
Tomb of the Unknowns38°52′35″N 77°04′20″W / 38.87638, -77.07217 (Tomb of the Unknowns)
Arlington Memorial Amphitheater38°52′35″N 77°04′23″W / 38.8764, -77.073 (Arlington Memorial Amphitheater)
USMC War Memorial38°53′25.7″N, 77°04′10.85″W
Netherlands Carillon38°53′18″N 77°04′10″W / 38.8882, -77.0695 (Netherlands Carillon)
John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame38°52′54″N 77°04′17″W / 38.88153, -77.07150 (John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame)
Robert F. Kennedy38°52′52″N 77°04′17″W / 38.88118, -77.0715 (Robert F. Kennedy)
USS Maine Memorial38°52′35″N 77°04′29″W / 38.8765, -77.0747 (USS Maine Memorial)
Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial38°52′36″N 77°04′26″W / 38.8767, -77.074 (Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial)

Burial procedures

Arlington House flag flying at half-staff. The flag is lowered during interments.
Arlington House flag flying at half-staff. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The Tomb of the Unknowns (also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, although it has never been officially named is a monument dedicated to American servicemen who have The Arlington Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, near the center of the Cemetery is the home of the Tomb of the Unknowns where Unknown American Servicemembers The Marine Corps War Memorial is a military memorial Statue located near the Arlington National Cemetery and the Netherlands Carillon in The Netherlands Carillon at Arlington National Cemetery was a gift from the people of the Netherlands to the people of the United States of America in The John F Kennedy Eternal Flame is a presidential memorial at the gravesite of U Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20 1925 – June 6 1968 also called RFK, was the United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964 and a The flag is lowered during interments. [6]

The flags in Arlington National Cemetery are flown at half-staff from a half hour before the first funeral until a half hour after the last funeral each day. A funeral is a Ceremony marking a person's Death. Funerary customs comprise the complex of Beliefs and practices used by a Culture to remember Funerals are normally conducted five days a week, excluding weekends.

Funerals, including interments and inurnments, average well over 20 a day. The Cemetery conducts approximately 5,400 burials each year. [4]

With more than 290,000 people interred there, Arlington National Cemetery has the second-largest number of people buried of any national cemetery in the United States. The largest of the 130 national cemeteries is the Calverton National Cemetery, on Long Island, near Riverhead, New York, which conducts more than 7,000 burials each year. Calverton National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in eastern Long Island in Calverton New York in the Town of Riverhead Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches Riverhead New York may refer to Riverhead (town New York Riverhead (CDP New York, within the town of Riverhead

In addition to in-ground burial, Arlington National Cemetery also has one of the larger columbariums for cremated remains in the country. A columbarium (plural columbaria or columbariums) is a place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary Urns (i Four courts are currently in use, each with 5,000 niches. When construction is complete, there will be nine courts with a total of 50,000 niches; capacity for 100,000 remains. Any honorably discharged veteran is eligible for inurnment in the columbarium, if they served on active duty at some point in their career (other than for training). See 32 C.F.R. 553.15a

Notable burials

Main article: List of notable individuals buried at Arlington National Cemetery
Respectful silence is requested at Arlington.
Respectful silence is requested at Arlington. This list states all of the notable individuals that are buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Notable military figures

As of May 2006, there were 367 Medal of Honor recipients buried in Arlington National Cemetery,[7] nine of whom are Canadians. Major-General Orde Charles Wingate, DSO and two bars ( February 26, 1903 &ndash March 24, 1944) was a The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Chindits (Officially in 1942 77th Indian Infantry Brigade and in 1943 Indian 3rd Infantry Division) were a British Indian Army "Special Force" that served Clark Howell Woodward (1877-1968 served the United States Navy in five wars the Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, the Chinese Boxer The Boxer Rebellion, or Boxer Movement, was an uprising by members of the Chinese Society of Right and Harmonious Fists against foreign influence Charles Young ( March 12, 1864 - January 8, 1922) was the third African American graduate of West Point, first black U African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Lieutenant Colonel ( Lieutenant-Colonel in English from the French grade 's spelling is a rank of Commissioned officer in the armies The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page

Wartime service members with other distinguished careers

Notable civilians

Whether or not they were wartime service members, U.S. Presidents are eligible to be buried at Arlington since they oversaw the armed forces. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by

Three state funerals have been held at Arlington: those of Presidents William Howard Taft and John F. A state funeral is a public funeral ceremony held to honour Heads of state or other important people of national significance Kennedy, and that of General John J. Pershing.

See also

References

  1. ^ Warner, Ezra, Generals in Gray, Baton Rouge, 1959, p. The Laos Memorial is a small memorial in Arlington National Cemetery, located between the path to the JFK memorial and the Tomb of the Unknowns, in The Netherlands Carillon at Arlington National Cemetery was a gift from the people of the Netherlands to the people of the United States of America in The Pentagon Memorial, located just southwest of The Pentagon in Arlington Virginia, is a permanent outdoor memorial to the 184 people killed in the building and The United States Air Force Memorial honors the service of the personnel of the United States Air Force and its predecessors The Marine Corps War Memorial is a military memorial Statue located near the Arlington National Cemetery and the Netherlands Carillon in 181
  2. ^ The Civil War: An Illustrated History, Geoffrey Ward, with Ken and Rick Burns. 1990. ISBN 06-7974-2778.
  3. ^ Eligibility for Interment (Ground Burial). A Guide to Burial at Arlington National Cemetery. Arlington National Cemetery. Retrieved on 2007-03-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates
  4. ^ Arlington National Cemetery:: Visitor_Information
  5. ^ http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/ussmaine.htm Arlington Cemetery website, USS Maine Memorial. Accessed November 5, 2007. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  6. ^ Location of Arlington House flagpole: Hybrid satellite image/street map from WikiMapia
  7. ^ Medal of Honor Recipients Buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington National Cemetery. Retrieved on April 9, 2006. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

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