It is the Eternal flame and this goes back to Greek mythology. It means his body is gone but his memory is eternal .
The grave for John Kennedy is marked with an Eternal Flame. The flame continues to burn and ignites automatically if it is extinguished by weather or by accident.
First lady Jackie Kennedy.
the Eternal Flame.
The eternal flame at John F. Kennedy's grave site was lit on January 14, 1967, during a ceremony attended by his widow, Jacqueline Kennedy. The flame was designed to symbolize his everlasting spirit and legacy. The creation of the flame itself took a few months of planning and construction, following his assassination in 1963 and the subsequent establishment of the memorial.
The Eternal Flame is located in Arlington Memorial Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. It sits at the head of the grave of former president John F. Kennedy.
the American taxpayer.
John F. Kennedy is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. His grave is marked by an eternal flame that was ignited by his family on the day of his funeral, November 25, 1963.
The John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame which burns at Arlington Cemetary near his grave. Also in 2013 there will be an 8-foot statue erected in Fort Worth-Dallas area (where Kennedy was assassinated).
John and Jackie Kennedy's infant daughter who was stillborn.
John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame was created on 1963-11-25.
President John F Kennedy. He was assassinated in Dallas, Tx on Nov. 22, 1963.
He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia (just across the bridge from Washington DC) with an "eternal flame" over his grave.