He explained that this cemetery was also the place where The Beatles had their last photoshoot as a band in 1970.
And in this national cemetery, it is another day when grief remains fresh.
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Opened in 1866, this incredible cemetery boasts 250, 000 square-metres of eclectic art nouveau sculptures including Greek temples, elaborate obelisks and giant, glass-fronted, marble tombs that could pass for houses.
This historic cemetery sponsors special events, such as Sunday in the Park, during which Victorian costumes are invited, and numerous tours for Halloween, lessons in African-American history and more.
After much secrecy and protest, he was buried in a rural Virginia cemetery this month.
But on this particular day, the cemetery is where the tour ended.
This Christmas policemen were supposedly on guard at the cemetery.
This tradition endures, especially at military cemeteries like Arlington National Cemetery where an American flag is placed on every single grave.
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This occurs at the wake, during the procession to the cemetery and on the ninth day of mourning, when prayers are recited in front of a three-tiered catafalque carrying a doll representing the dead.
General. (Applause.) I had the privilege of meeting this amazing woman at the Women in Military Service Memorial that occurred at Arlington National Cemetery -- when was that?
"An independent and responsible inquiry into the issues surrounding the waiver process at Arlington Cemetery should help bring the facts to light and provide some much-needed perspective to this issue, " Evans said.
As I thought about the woman in the cemetery, I mused that if he were alive and I had made the same request for this election, there would be a substantial chance, though not a certainty, that he would put an "X" by Obama's name.
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In the rear of the cemetery, near the Fort Myer gate, stands Section One, which is among the oldest parts of this hallowed ground.
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