Three types of people can be buried in Arlington National Cemetery
1.People who have served in the armed forces and are killed in action.
2.You have served in the armed forces for a certain amount of years and have retired, making you eligible to be buried there.
3.You can be a family member to someone who has been killed in action or be a family member to someone who has served, retired, and died. Making you eligible to be buried with your relatives.
The gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery are for deceased active duty personnel and honorably discharged veterans of the United States military. Some soldiers are automatically eligible, while others only under certain conditions (including disabilities from their service). Spouses and family members are also eligible under several circumstances, including relation to those buried there. Specific areas of the cemetery are for certain designees.
Those eligible for Interment (Ground Burial) include:
A complete list of those eligible can be found at the related links.
Burial at Arlington National Cemetery is considered a high military honor and, as such, requirements for burial there are fairly strict. One must have died while on active duty, or retired with a pension (ie, over 20 years service), or honorably discharged with a service medal, or a former POW, or an elected official of the US federal government. If one's spouse or parent is buried at Arlington, one can also be buried with that spouse or parent.
Arlington National Cemetery contains the gravesites of deceased active duty soldiers, military retirees, and honorably discharged veterans. The eligibility is based on several criteria, including service disabilities and other Federal service.
For a comprehensive list, and a link to applications, see the related link.
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Edward Kennedy got buried in Arlington national cemetery. In Arlington, Virgina!
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John F. Kennedy is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
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He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
She is buried with her first husband John, in Arlington Cemetery.
No, John F. Kennedy was not cremated. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery after his assassination in 1963.
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No. Arlington national cemetery is for American Soldiers who died defending their country.
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