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Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, was established during the American Civil War. It sits just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. Arlington is an American military cemetery which acts as the final resting place for more than 300,000 people on its 624 acres. It holds veterans from each and every war that this county has been in from the American Revolution to Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as presidents, supreme court justices, astronauts, and others.

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Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, USA

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Arlington on Remembrance Day by antifuse

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in memory of... by Doc Tony Photography

Arlington National Cemetery by Pictophile

Winter Solace by Photography by Jenna

Searching the rows by Michael™

Arlington National Cemetary by Kelly Nigro

Public Domain: Gravestones and Wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery by Jim Varhegyi USAF (DOD Photo 051215-F-3050V-029) by pingnews.com

Section 60, Arlington National Cemetery by christopherlevy

Section 60, Arlington National Cemetery by christopherlevy

Section 60, Arlington National Cemetery by christopherlevy

A Look at Arlington National Cemetery 

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Once little more than a potter's field, Arlington National Cemetery has become a national shrine and treasury of American history. Discover how this revered site came to be, and how it serves as the final resting place for both the famous and obscure, from John F. Kennedy to the Unknown Soldier. Through rare archival footage and captivating, true-life accounts, experience the moving stories of heroes and gain a privileged glimpse into the daily activities and official rituals of the dedicated staff. From fallen soldiers and daring explorers to political leaders, the hallowed history of Arlington reveals a powerful portrait of this iconic and venerated landmark.

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Arlington National Cemetery 

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. The cemetery is situated directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. and near The Pentagon. It is served by the Arlington Cemetery station on the Blue Line of the Washington Metro system.

More than 300,000 people are buried in an area of . 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. 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.

The first soldier to be buried in Arlington was Private William Henry Christman of Pennsylvania on May 13, 1864.

Arlington National Cemetery and United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery are administered by the Department of the Army. The other National Cemeteries are administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs or by the National Park Service.

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

Memorials 

These are just a few of the special memorials at Arlington National Cemetery.

USA - Washington DC (Arlington Cemetery, Joe Louis grave) by aupeter100

Joe Louis

Arlington Cemetery Memorial by [David Wang]

Arlington Cemetery Memorial

Arlington National Cemetary by Allie Wojtaszek

Memorial to Armoured Units

Arlington National Cemetary by Allie Wojtaszek

Space Shuttle Columbia

Arlington National Cemetary by Allie Wojtaszek

Space Shuttle Challenger

Arlington National Cemetary by Allie Wojtaszek

President Taft

Arlington National Cemetary by Allie Wojtaszek

101st Airborne

Arlington National Cemetary by Allie Wojtaszek

General Philip Kearny, Civil War

Arlington National Cemetary by Allie Wojtaszek

Brigadier General Theodore Jonathan Wint

Arlington National Cemetary by Allie Wojtaszek

Civil War Unknowns

Arlington National Cemetary by Allie Wojtaszek

Mary Randolph

Arlington National Cemetary by Allie Wojtaszek

Third Infantry Division

Arlington National Cemetary by Allie Wojtaszek

Wallace Fitz Randolph

Nurses' Memorial by anabanananana

Nurses Memorial

Women's Memorial by Kevin Borland

Women's Memorial

Mast from the battleship Maine by x376

USS Maine, 1898

Spanish-American War Memorial by r0b0r0b

Spanish-American War

Arlington National Cemetery - In Memory of Korean War Soldiers by mikazuko

Korean War

Marine Corps War Memorial 

The Marine Corps War Memorial also known as the Iwo Jima Memorial, is a military memorial statue located near the Arlington National Cemetery and the Netherlands Carillon in Arlington, Virginia, United States. The memorial is dedicated to all personnel of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) who have died in the defense of their country since 1775. The design of the massive sculpture by Felix de Weldon was based on the iconic photo of the raising of the Flag on Iwo Jima by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal.

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Arlington National Cemetery Hero's Tribute 

Arlington Cemetery Hero's Tribute

This is a musical montage of photo's I took on our family vacation along with some aquired from other sources. This was truly one of the most moving places I have ever been to. No political comments please. This is for the rememberance of our fallen hero's. Thanks to Trace Adkins for the use of the song.

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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 from World War I, World War II, and Korea are interred. This site has also hosted the state funerals of many famous Americans, such as General of the Armies John J. "Black Jack" Pershing, General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, the Unknown Soldiers, and five victims of the September 11 attacks, as well as annual Memorial Day and Veterans Day ceremonies. Every American President of the 20th and 21st centuries has presided over holiday gatherings at this site.

Judge Ivory Kimball worked during several sessions of Congress as the department head of the Grand Army of the Republic in the District to get a bill through Congress to build the Amphitheatre. The bill finally went through in President William Howard Taft's administration, when Congress authorized its construction March 4, 1913. Judge Kimball participated in the ground-breaking ceremony, March 1, 1915, but did not live to see his dream completed. President Woodrow Wilson placed its cornerstone Oct. 15, 1915.

A colonnade of arched openings with attached Doric columns on the piers completely encloses the amphitheater. The architect was Thomas Hastings of the New York-based firm of Carrère and Hastings. The Amphitheater was dedicated on May 15, 1920.Arlington National Cemetery website

The white marble is from the Danby quarries of Vermont.

Category: Image - :Arl-mem-amphi.png|center|500px|thumb|The façade of the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater

Tomb of the Unknowns 

Often Called the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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 died without their remains being identified. It is located in Arlington National Cemetery in the United States. The "Unknown Soldier" of World War I is a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the Victoria Cross, and several other foreign nations' highest service awards. The U.S. Unknown Soldiers who were interred afterwards are also recipients of the Medal of Honor, presented by the U.S. presidents who presided over their funerals.The Unknown Soldiers - Arlington National CemeteryArlington National Cemetery:: Funeral InformationCongressional Medal of Honor Recipients - World War I Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Views from Arlington 

Many of the iconic views of Washington DC are visible from Arlington National Cemetery.The Pentagon Looms Behind Arlington National Cemetery

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Arlington Memorial Bridge by LR_PTY

Pentagon  from Arlington by Brad Stabler

Capital Dome from Arlington by Brad Stabler

View of Washington Monument from Arlington by Brad Stabler

Key Bridge from Washington, DC by D.F. Shapinsky (pingnews) by pingnews.com

Arlington National Cemetery by Peirik

From The Arlington House by HiggieFresh

From the Arlington House by HiggieFresh

News on Arlington National Cemetery 

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Memorials 

Confederate Memorial by MarnieLea

Confederate Memorial

Monument to the Rough Riders by tbalaban

Rough Riders Memorial

Monument honoring nurses of the Spanish-American War by tbalaban

Spanish-American War Nurses Memorial

The Hiker by justme07

United Spanish Veterans Memorial

Seabees Memorial by lowspeed86

Seabees Memorial

DCP05249 by BinkieGirl

Iran Hostage Rescue Mission, 1980

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial 

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, also known as the Custis-Lee Mansion,Arlington National Cemetery website page on Custis-Lee Mansion Library of Congress Today in History, May 13 is a Greek revival style mansion located in Arlington, Virginia, USA and was once the home of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. It overlooks the Potomac River, directly across from the National Mall in Washington, D.C. During the American Civil War, the grounds of the mansion were selected as the site of Arlington National Cemetery, in part to ensure that Lee would never again be able to return to his home. However, the United States has since designated the mansion as a National Memorial to its former opponent, a mark of widespread respect for him in both the North and South.

Books on Arlington National Cemetery 

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Arlington National Cemetery Video Clips 


Taps Buglers at Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington Cemetery and the Vietnam Memorial (Britannica.com)

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - Honor Guard

John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame 

The John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame is a presidential memorial at the gravesite of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, in Arlington National Cemetery. The gravesite is aligned with the Lincoln Memorial across the Memorial Bridge.

After the assassination of JFK, the widowed First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, requested an eternal flame for his gravesite. She was inspired by the eternal flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, which she and her husband had seen during a visit to France in 1961, and/or took inspiration from the "candle in the wind" of Arthurian legend, and the Broadway Play "Camelot."Camelot and the Cultural Revolution, James Pierson, page 197

According to William Manchester's Death of a President (1967), Mrs. Kennedy made her request for an eternal flame on the afternoon of November 24, 1963, after she returned to the White House from the lying-in-state ceremony at the Capitol. The military planners who were organizing the funeral granted her request...

The Kennedys 

Jacqueline Kennedy's gravesite, Arlington Cemetery, Washington D.C. by hanneorla

Jacqueline Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy's gravesite, Arlington Cemetery, Washington D.C. by hanneorla

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy's gravesite, Arlington Cemetery, Washington D.C. by hanneorla

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

JFK Gravesite by Joshishi

JFK Eternal Flame

rfkgrave by seiadoon

Senator Robert F. Kennedy

RFK by iainr

Senator Robert F. Kennedy

Kennedy family graves by Phil Romans

Kennedy Family Graves

Arlington Song 

by Trace Adkins

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This is a beautiful ballad, from the perspective of a fallen soldier being laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery just "thousand stones away" from his grandfather who is also in that field of honor.

U.S. Supreme Court Judges 

Thirteen United States Supreme Court Judges are buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Arlington National Cemetary by Allie Wojtaszek

Pres. William Howard Taft

Headstone of former Chief Justice Earl Warren by tbalaban

Chief Justice Earl Warren

065burger by mojoquix

Chief Justice Warren Earl Burger

Chief Justice by oliver.k

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist

Oliver Wendell Holmes-Arlington National Cemetery by civilwarbattlefields

Ass. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Potter Stewart by oyez.fan

Ass. Justice Potter Stewart

Thurgood Marshall by lynnmohd2

Ass. Justice Thurgood Marshall

100_0140 by motterjm

Ass. Justice William J. Brennan, Jr

Grave of former Supreme Court Justice Douglas by tbalaban

Ass. Justice William Orville Douglas

Justice Arthur Goldberg by lbraverm

Ass. Justice Arthur Joseph Goldberg

Links 

Find A Grave's List for Arlington National Cemetary
This is a list with bios, photos, grave photos, and memorials for 1382 of the most known people buried at Arlington.
ArlingtonNationalCemetery.net
Arlington National Cemetery Unofficial Website
A great deal of information on the cemetery available.
Burials at Arlington National Cemetery
List of Burials at Arlington National Cemetery with links to wikipedia articles of each person.

Other Points of Interest 

Quilt Display at Arlington National Cemetary by hoyasmeg

Quilt Display

The Arlington House by HiggieFresh

The Arlington House

Arlington Cemetery, Washington D.C. by hanneorla

Women, 18th & 19th Centuries

Arlington House by Pictophile

Arlington House

Arlington Memorial Bridge, Washington D.C. by hanneorla

Arlington Memorial Bridge

Arlington House by Pictophile

Arlington House

Mary Randolph, first person known to be buried @ Arlington by HiggieFresh

Mary Randolph

Benjamin Banneker boundary stone (the smallest NHL) - Arlington, VA by pikespice

Benjamin Banneker Boundary Stone

Arlington National Cemetery by Pictophile

Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington Cemetery welcome sign by egvvnd

Welcome Sign

Grave site of Glenn Miller by WestValleyMusic

Glenn Miller

Arlington Cemetery, Washington D.C. by hanneorla

Women 1901-1945

Arlington Memorial Bridge by Guy Flâneur

Arlington Memorial Bridge

Old Amphitheatre, Arlington National Cemetery by thomwatson

Old Amphitheatre

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alteredkat wrote...

Excellent lens. I visited Arlington Cemetery about 15 years ago on a school trip...it was such a moving experience.

Thank you for visiting my breast cancer lens. I appreciate it and your kind comments.

ReplyPosted June 16, 2009

CherylK wrote...

What a nice tribute. I love visiting everything in Washington DC...all the memorials and Arlington. Everyone should go at least once. I'm lensrolling this to my Korean War Veterans lens.

ReplyPosted May 25, 2009

TheWhistler wrote...

It really is isn't it, much more than about barbecue. In Canada we have "Remembrance Day," and although the government gets the day off, no one else does and I am kind of glad it is not considered a "holiday." I think people pay much more attention to the meaning of the day. Thanks for the lens.

ReplyPosted May 25, 2009

BevsPaper wrote...

Incredible job!

ReplyPosted May 25, 2009

papawu wrote...

A very moving lens indeed. I have actually visited the Arlington Cemetery and it's all you can do to breathe when your heart just clenches at the sight of seeing all those markers showing the final resting places of so many of our country's fallen soldiers. A fantastic lens on a truly serious day.

ReplyPosted May 25, 2009

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Thank you for this one. You did a very good job. God bless you.
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ReplyPosted May 01, 2009

aj2008 wrote...

Lensrolled to my Remembrance Day lens - every day shoud be a Remembrance Day. There is also a John F Kennedy memorial in the UK at Runnymede, near Windsor, which is on the River Thames just outside London.

ReplyPosted January 23, 2009

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suttoab wrote

who is responsible for keeping the grounds up'

Reply Posted November 09, 2008

Lensmaster

sarah wrote

you sud put moe facts up there

Reply Posted September 22, 2008

CCB wrote...

Bravo! Very well done! The Trace Adkins song was heart wrenching. This is a lens to br proud of. 5 stars!

ReplyPosted August 06, 2008

 
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