Arlington+National+Cemetery




 * Marifer Alexandre:**

The Arlington National Cemetery is a cemetery located in Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C. that is only open to bury soldiers. It has significance to soldiers and families of the military specially and to the US too because it is the place where alot of soldiers are buried tha died during combat fighting for their country. It was originally the house of Robert E. Lee



The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier refers to a grave in which the unidentifiable remains of a soldier are interred. Such tombs can be found in many nations and are usually high-profile national monuments. Throughout history, many soldiers have died in wars without their remains being identified. Following the First World War, a movement arose to commemorate these soldiers with a single tomb, containing the body of one such unidentified soldier. The idea was first conceived by Walt Whitman during his first hand experience in the American Civil War, where he reflects in Specimen Days on "the Bravest Soldier crumbles in mother earth, unburied and unknown." In 1916 by Reverend David Railton, who, while serving in the British Army as a chaplain on the Western Front, had seen a grave marked by a rough cross, which bore the pencil-written legend 'An Unknown British Soldier'. He proposed that a similar grave should exist in Britain as a national monument. The idea received the support of the Dean of Westminster and later from King George V, responding to a wave of public support. At the same time, there was a similar undertaking in France, where the idea was debated and agreed upon in Parliament. The United Kingdom and France unveiled their monuments on Armistice Day, 1920. In Britain, the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior was created at Westminster Abbey, while in France La tombe du soldat inconnu was placed in the Arc de Triomphe. The idea of a symbolic Tomb of the Unknown Soldier spread rapidly to other countries. In 1921, the following year, such tombs were unveiled in the United States, Portugal and Italy. Since then, many other nations have followed the practice and installed their own tombs. In the United States, further tombs have subsequently been created in order to represent different wars seen as key in its history. In Ukraine, a second tomb was unveiled to commemorate The Unknown Sailor. The United States Army has 9 unknown Medal of Honor recipients. The tombs typically contain the remains of a dead soldier who is unidentified (or "known but to God" as the stone is sometimes inscribed and thought to be impossible ever to identify, so that he might serve as a symbol for all of the unknown dead wherever they fell. The anonymity of the entombed soldier is key to the symbolism of the monument: since his or her identity is unknown, it could theoretically be the tomb of anyone who fell in service of the nation in question, and therefore serves as a monument to all of their sacrifices. Much work goes into trying to find a certain soldier, and to verify that it is indeed one of the relevant nation's soldiers.


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** Arlington CemeNtery **

Alfonso Rodriguez:

Mr Jeff 8B 17, March, 2011 Arlington CemeteryThe Arlington Cemetery honors the warriors of US fought Wars. Its a 624 acres cementery anda ll of the graves are White with the name of the heroes engraved on them. They are graced with US flags each Memorial day. There were some unknown soldiers added to grave in different Wars. It has a total of 300,000 gravestones and its located in Arligton Country, Virginia. They are honored because they gave their lives fighting for their country and helped changed a lot of things in which they benefited from. Established during the American Civil War on topo g the Arlington house.Its also visited a lot because of the tomb of the unknowns. Its located on top of a hill overlooking Washington DC. It weights approximately 79 short tons and it was completed the 9th of April of 1932 at the cost of $48,000. Its the 2nd largest numbered cementery in the US. Its located across the Potomac River from the Lincoln memorial. The cementery is divided in 70 sections and it has some space saved for expansions. This place is also important because it has some presidents and Chief Justices buried here like William Howard Taft and John F. Kennedy. This which was George Washingtons house became Custis-Lees mansion. They later sold it to government. Lee left the house to his wife Mary Anna Custis and he gave custody to their kids for when she died. "Arlington National Cemetery." //Wikipedia, the//// ﻿ Free Encyclopedia//. Web. 07 Apr. 2011. [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlington_National_Cemetery.[[http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/historical_information/arlington_house.html]"Arlington National Cemetery — Infoplease.com." //Infoplease: Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Biographies, Dictionary, Thesaurus. Free Online Reference, Research & Homework Help. — Infoplease.com//. Web. 07 Apr. 2011. []. ]] "Historical_Information." //Arlington National Cemetery//. Web. 07 Apr. 2011. [].



**Arlington National Cemetery **

**ana sofia lopez Portillo ** The Arlington National Cemetery is a historic place in Washington D.C. Its function is to be a memorial and cemetery to America’s war heroes. But this cemetery is not like any other cemetery in the world, this is special because it is a military cemetery. Only war heroes, meaning that only soldiers or commanders or any person of the military can be in there, not just any person. The people who are buried in there earned their place in there by serving the USA army for a very long time and they deserve a memorial and recognition by the whole USA and that is the function of the Arlington National Cemetery. It’s like a thank you from the whole country to the militia Its location is in Arlington County, Virginia and it was established in June 28, 1864. It is currently owned by the United States Department of the Army. The Arlington National Cemetery has very beautiful constructions. Its architecture is simply magnificent and it leaves you mouth wide-opened. Most of the grave stones are the same color, size and shape. They have a quite elegant style and design at the same time it is a simple design. The Arlington National Cemetery is 2.5 kilometers squared. It is a very big area where many grave stones can be placed. It’s historical significance is great because the Arlington National Cemetery represents most of the battles that the United States of America have had in the years and unfortunately the men who died in the honor of their beloved country are buried down in the Arlington National Cemetery and they will always be remembered because of it. The Arlington National Cemetery serves like recognition for all this brave men.  · // Arlington National Cemetery //. Web. 17 Mar. 2011. < http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/>.  · "Arlington National Cemetery." // American Studies @ The University of Virginia //. Web. 17 Mar. 2011. < http://xroads.virginia.edu/~cap/ARLINGTON/arlington.html>.