Arlington Cemetary got its name from General Robert E. Lee's home, Arlington House. You can still view the house on the Cemetary's grounds, today. The land that makes up Arlington Cemetary was confiscated during the Civil War by the U.S. government. They needed a place to bury the dead and it was the perfect punishment for Robert E. Lee for fighting for the South.
The crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger are buried at various locations. Some are buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, while others are buried in private cemeteries according to their families' wishes.
Thomas Edison was buried in the family plot at Rosedale Cemetery in West Orange, New Jersey.
Pierre L'Enfant, the French-born American architect and civil engineer who designed the layout of Washington, D.C., is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. He was reinterred there in 1909 as part of a ceremony to honor his contributions to the capital city's design.
They found the mummy in the tomb. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is located in Arlington, Virginia. The husband was interred in the tomb next to his wife.
The name Roarke is from Ireland, an Anglicization of the Gaelic personal name "Ruairc".
arlington cementary
Robert E Lee
Arlington, VA. It is directly south of Washington DC, across the Potomac River. To the east it is bordered by the Pentagon, to the south Ft Myer and Henderson Hall, to the west the city of Arlington.
William Howard Taft & John Fitzgerald Kennedy
The recent email re: Obama not saluting the flag, etc is actually from another place entirely, the laying of the wreath on the unknown soldier and was just before the ceremony of laying the wreath--Summary: it is not @ Arlington and is fraudulent use of and edited clip that supposedly shows him @ Arlington and not saluting. Just another of fake emails to smear Obama.
William Howard Taft is the only U.S. President, other than John F. Kennedy, buried in Arlington National Cemetery. All Presidents, regardless of military service, can be buried at Arlington.
Those eligible for burial at Arlington National Cemetery include military service members who died while on active duty, veterans who were discharged under conditions other than dishonorable, and their spouses and dependents. Additionally, certain public officials and notable figures may also be eligible for burial at Arlington.
Anyone big or small short or straightAnyone can be buried at a cemetery: baby's, kids, pre-teens, teens, adults, and of course old ladies and men.
arlington newsarlington paper-->THE ARLINGTON TIMES
in the cementary
cimetière
There is no canonized saint by that name.