Family Holiday Moment

Arlington National Cemetery, the final resting place of special people, who succeeded to service the nation, and this cemetery is one of the historical evidence of the American nation.

The last special person rest in the cemetery located across the Potomac River, Washington, DC is Senator Ted Kennedy, who was buried on August 29. Kennedy was one of the generations who passed on after more than a year fight against brain cancer. Ted joined the tomb of two brothers, Robert and John F. Kennedy. Both located adjacent to the tomb of his wife, Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, and her two children, Patrick Bouvier Kennedy and her daughter who died without a chance to be named. Ted tomb only a few footsteps away from his siblings were.

A generation of the Kennedy tomb is indeed obligatory for us to visit in Arlington National Cemetery. Tomb of Robert and John F. Kennedy was located side by side has one eternal flame (eternal flame) are planted in front of the tomb. Eternal flame specially designed by the Institute of Gas Technology of Chicago is never extinguished by rain or wind. Construction of the Kennedy brothers’ tomb began in 1965 and was completed July 20 1967.

Besides Kennedy, here there are more than three hundred thousand graves of war veterans. While other than President John F. Kennedy, there is also the 27th American president, William Howard Taft’s. Arlington National Cemetery was formally used as a funeral for the military or veterans of many wars, from the American Revolutionary War, the Persian Gulf war, until the war in Iraq and Afghanistan.

This cemetery was established since 1864. Every funeral, the American flag will be flying at half mast and a half hour before and after the funeral rites.

In addition to the burial ground, Arlington National Cemetery also consists of several buildings, ranging from the Visitor Center’s main building displaying photographs of the heroes, historical stories about Robert and John Kennedy’s funeral to the Memorial Amphitheater.

In addition there is also the Tomb of the Unknown, the graves of the veterans of unknown identity. The Tomb of the Unknown in general was opened in 1932.

Arlington National Cemetery itself is the second largest military burial at Calverton National Cemetery America after which there was on Long Island, New York.

In the middle of the area, stands a magnificent building called the Arlington House, built in the 19th century. Originally not part of this cemetery but it became a memorial to commemorate George Washington Parke Custis, step-grandfather of American President, George Washington. He is a famous writer in the ninth century, an orator, as well as reformers.

Each year the Arlington National Cemetery held a memorial service to honor its heroes. The ceremony was held at the Memorial Amphitheater. Building which was inaugurated in the year 1920 this is indeed the ideas and dreams of Judge Ivory G. Kimball who wants a gathering place to honor the defenders of the country at certain days such as Memorial Day or Veterans Day. Judge Ivory G. Kimball died on May 15, 1916 and is buried here.

This cemetery was opened to the general U.S. population is meant to commemorate and appreciate the services they have to defend the country with the sacrifice of lives. It also can view the history of American Presidents who have died. Each year, more than four million people visit Arlington National Cemetery. What special is, we do not need to pay to get in, the visiting time starts at 8 am to 5 pm.

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