Arlington Cemetary
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Introduction
    Arlington was designed to be a military cemetary by Seceraty of War Edwinn M. Stanton. Arlington Cemetary has over 300,000 people buried in its 200 arces. People from all of the wars ranging from Revolutionary War to Iraq are buried here. There are 28 funerals a day on average. Arlington National Cemetery has approximately 6,900 burials each year.





Pictures
               
Air Force Arieal Winter
Army Navy USMC

USCG Memorial Springtime
Unknown Soldier Fall Summer
John F Kennedy Robert Lee Home Changing of the Guard
JFK funeral Entrance 7 Gun


Biblography
"Vistor Information." Arlington National Cemetery. Web. 30 Mar. 2011. <http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/>.



"Arlington National Cemetery." Wikipedia. Web. 31 Mar. 2011. <http://www.wikipedia.org/>.

"Arlington Cemetery." Washington, DC, Go! The Traveler's Review of the District of Columbia. Web. 01 Apr. 2011. <http://www.washingtondc-go.com/>.



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Links
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/visitor_information/index.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlington_cemetary

http://www.washingtondc-go.com/attractions/arlington-national-cemetery-facts.html


Other Information
    The Tomb of the Unknowns is one of the most visited sites at Arlington National Cemetery. The Tomb is made from Yule marble from Colorado that has a total weight of 79 tons. The Tomb was completed and opened to the public April 9, 1932. The Tomb looks out over Washington DC from  a hill.

    This reminds visitors that no one who dies for the defense of the nation will be forgotten. According to Arlington National Cemetery history. Congress officially authorized the unidenified  remains of a World War I veteran to be buried in the plaza of the new Memorial Amphitheater. Since then unidentified remains of soldiers from both World War 1 amd 2 in addition to the Korean and Vietnam wars have also been honored.

   
    The remains of the Vietnam tomb were brought up on May 14, 1998. According to Arlington National Cemetery infomartion. DNA tests then revealed that the Vietnam Unknown was Air Force 1st Lt. Michael Joseph Blassie. He had been shot down somewhere over Vietnam in 1972. His family has buried him in St. Louis and the Vietnam Unknown tomb will remain empty.




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