Arlington Cemetery
Soldiers' final rest
Arlington Cemetery, formally Arlington National Cemetery, is the principal military cemetery in the United States, located across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. on land that once belonged to Robert E.
Lee.
It serves as the final resting place for service members, veterans, and certain government officials.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and John F.
Kennedy's gravesite are among its most visited landmarks.
They buried him at Arlington.
- TapsBugle call for mourning
- eternal flameContinuously burning memorial light
- honor guardMilitary tribute formation
- cenotaphTomb without a body
- changingBecoming something else
American flag · solemnity · sacred ground · Kennedy · fallen soldiers · Pentagon · Department of Veterans Affairs · 21-gun salute · folded flag · war memorials · Veterans Day · Robert E. Lee · Civil War sites · Lincoln Memorial · National Mall · wreath-laying · headstones · National Park Service
- Inscribed Monumentsmemorial tablets, stone tablets, memorial stones, marble tablets, memorial plaques
- DC LandmarksWhite House, Capitol, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial
- East Coast LandmarksStatue of Liberty, Lincoln Memorial, White House, Capitol Building, Empire State Building
- historic sitesruins, historic site, basilica, monument, fortress
- memorialsmemorial, memorial service, memorial statue, memorials, war memorial
- KennedysJFK, Kennedy, Kennedy family, Robert Kennedy, Ted Kennedy
Arlington Cemeterypotter's field
Burial ground for indigents
unmarked grave · mass grave · pet cemetery · Boot Hill · ocean dumping
Arlington Cemeterymaternity ward
Hospital section for childbirth
birthing center · nursery · cradle · West Point · boot camp