The long walk up Memorial Drive to the entrance of Arlington National Cemetery
The Women in Military Service for America Memorial
Gate into Arlington National Cemetery
United States of America War Office Seal on the Gate
A hill of gravestones and winter trees
More than 260,000 people are buried at Arlington Cemetery
While the statue depicts one of the most famous incidents of WWII, the memorial is dedicated to all Marines who have given their lives in defense of the United States since 1775.
Semper Fi
The View of Washington DC from Iwo Jima Memorial
Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Capitol Building and Library of Congress
Silence and respect - everyone complied
President John F Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis grave
The Eternal Flame
On Nov. 25, 1963, the funeral of President Kennedy began
On May 23, 1994, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was buried next to President Kennedy.
June 8, 1968
View from Arlington House looking down Arlington Bridge towards the Lincoln Memorial
View from Arlington House looking towards Washington DC
View of the Pentagon beyond the gravesites and trees
rows of gravestones
An average of 20 funerals occur every day