ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY


Meaning of ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY in English

the most famous national cemetery in the US. It contains the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the grave of President John F Kennedy . More than 160 000 Americans who were killed in wars, as well as politicians and other well-known people, are also buried there. It is in Arlington, Virginia, outside Washington, DC, and was begun in 1864. In 1997 a Women in Military Service for America Memorial was put up at the entrance to the cemetery.

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