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Post date / 2011 / Week 31
on the metro on the stop to
Arlington Cemetery
the cemetery is well served by the metro
which is only a short walk away
the cemetery visitor center
in the visitor center
Arlington County, Virginia, is a military cemetery
established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House
the nation's most sacred shrine
the cemetery is divided into 70 sections
administered by the Department of the Army
Department of Veterans Affairs
or by the National Park Service
moving along the cemetery
Trams for quick travel around the cemetery grounds
the vast cemetery grounds
it's a hot day alright...
The world war II section
The John F Kennedy Grave
Arlington House on the hill
Eternal flame and marker at the grave of John F. Kennedy
35th president of the United States
as it appeared prior to the parallel interment of his widow, Jacqueline Kennedy, upon her death.
youngest son of John F Kennedy
reserved for Caroline Kennedy?
The cemetery is situated directly across the Potomac River
from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C
the flag at half mast
looking over the Lee Mansion National Memorial
moving along
tombs of all shape and sizes
the cemetery's well served by paved walkways
to the tomb of the unknown soldier
The Tomb of the Unknowns
Honoring the entombed soldiers of World War I & II
the Korean War
and the Vietnam War
Arlington National Cemetery Amphitheater
located behind the tomb of the unknown soldier
it is huge!
and grand
the roads by the Amphitheater
The Arlington Amphitheater north entrance
moving on
Remembering the Maine: The memorial to the USS Maine
Cenotaph memorials honoring space crew
of the Space Shuttle Challenger and many others
more tombs
hilly parts of the cemetery
what a sight!