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Once the home of Robert E. Lee, Arlington is now the final resting place of the nation's honored dead and a place of memorial to them and all others who have fought for the United States.. | |
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| Here rest in honored glory, four soldiers, known only to God.
One from each of the wars of the 20th century: World War I, World War II, Korea, and Viet
Nam. In their honor a soldier, in dress blues, constantly paces. Each of these men, these unknowns, represent all those who gave their lives, fighting for their nation. |
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As each soldier was interred here, he was awarded the nation's highest medal of bravery as a token of the sacrifice he and those he represented had made for our nation. | ||
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Not far from the tomb of the unknowns, beside an eternal flame, rests an emblem of an American generation, President John F. Kennedy, his wife, and their children. |
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Near his brother's grave is the grave of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. A simple cross, and a Government stone mark his grave. Facing it is fountain and marble wall with portions of speeches he made carved on it. |
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A short distance from the Tomb of the Unknown, are two special markers: to the left: the Challenger Memorial, to the right: a memorial to those military men who lost their lives trying to rescue the hostages in Iran. |
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| In 1898, the Spanish-American War started with the explosion of the battleship Maine while is was anchored in Havana, Cuba. |
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Beyond the Challenger Memorial is the Memorial to the Battleship Maine. | ||
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Not all memorials at Arlington are made of bronze or marble, some are living, like this memorial to those who as prisoners-of-war, died on death marches. |  |
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| all pictures on this page are copyright S.T.Lang, 1999 |