The Official Website of Arlington National Cemetery. Cimetière national d'Arlington. Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Plus de 290 000 personnes sont enterrées sur ce terrain de 2,53 km², des anciens combattants de toutes les guerres américaines, de la guerre d'Indépendance aux derniers conflits du XXIe siècle en Irak ou en Afghanistan, en passant par la guerre de Sécession, les deux guerres mondiales, la guerre de Corée et la guerre du Viêt Nam. Les corps de 10 militaires français morts par accident ou maladie sur le sol américain alors qu'ils étaient en charge de l'instruction d'une partie de l'armée du général Pershing durant la Première Guerre Mondiale reposent à Arlington. Les sépultures fleuries chaque 11 novembre par l'ambassade de France à Washington.
Avec le cimetière national de Mill Springs, Arlington est le plus ancien cimetière militaire des États-Unis. Vue du cimetière La tombe des Inconnus[modifier | modifier le code] Tombe des inconnus avec la garde. Elle était initialement nommée Tombe du Soldat inconnu (Tomb of the Unknown Soldier). Arlington National Cemetery. Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington County, Virginia, directly across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial, is a United States military cemetery beneath whose 624 acres (253 ha) have been laid casualties, and deceased veterans, of the nation's conflicts beginning with the American Civil War, as well as reinterred dead from earlier wars. It was established during the Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, which had been the estate of the family of Confederate general Robert E. Lee's wife Mary Anna (Custis) Lee (a great-granddaughter of Martha Washington). History[edit] George Washington Parke Custis, grandson of Martha Washington, acquired the land that now is Arlington National Cemetery in 1802, and began construction of Arlington House.
The estate passed to Custis' daughter, Mary Anna, who had married United States Army officer Robert E. Lee. Custis Lee Mansion with Union soldiers on lawn Arlington National Cemetery Recent expansion[edit] Sections[edit] President John Fitzgerald Kennedy Gravesite. The Eternal Flame over the grave of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. John F. Kennedy made his first formal visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1961, to place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. At the conclusion of the ceremony President Kennedy spoke to more than 5,000 people gathered in the Memorial Amphitheater. President Kennedy's address began; "We meet in quiet commemoration of a historic day of peace. In an age that threatens the survival of freedom, we join together to honor those who made our freedom possible. ... Eleven days prior to Kennedy's assassination he returned to Arlington for the 1963 Armistice Day services. On Nov. 22, 1963, while on a campaign trip to Dallas, President Kennedy was shot and killed.
There are only two U.S. presidents buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Though Kennedy is buried at Arlington, at the time of his death, many believed that he would be buried in Brookline, Mass. The first formal statement from Mrs. Eternal Flame Restored in Time for 50th Anniversary of Kennedy Assassination - Around Town - Arlington, VA Patch. Temporary flame has been in use since April. The eternal flame at the Kennedy family gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery has been restored in time for the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination. In April, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District and its contractors lit a temporary flame from the permanent burner at the gravesite. That temporary flame was on display for the past few months while crews installed a new burner, along with gas, electric and compressed air lines and more accessible pressure regulators, according to a news release.
Tuesday, the temporary flame was used to light the upgraded eternal flame. It's only the second time in the cemetery's history that a temporary flame has been used at the site. To see more photos from the U.S. John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame. The John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame is a presidential memorial at the gravesite of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, in Arlington National Cemetery.
The permanent site replaced a temporary grave and eternal flame used during President Kennedy's funeral on November 25, 1963. The site was designed by architect John Carl Warnecke, a long-time friend of President Kennedy's.[1][2] The permanent John F. Original gravesite[edit] Mrs. President John F. Initial press reports indicated that President Kennedy would be buried at Holyhood Cemetery in Brookline, Massachusetts, where his son Patrick Bouvier Kennedy (who had died on August 9, 1963, two days after his premature birth) was buried.[4] But the site for the President's grave was quickly changed to the hillside just below Arlington House.
Development of a permanent gravesite[edit] John Carl Warnecke, a friend of the Kennedys', visited the grave with Mrs. Elliptical plaza near the grave site with walls inscribed with Kennedy quotes. Mrs. Tomb of the Unknowns. The Tomb of the Unknowns is a monument dedicated to American service members who have died without their remains being identified. It is also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier; it has never been officially named. It is located in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, United States of America. The World War I "Unknown" is a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the Victoria Cross, and several other foreign nations' highest service awards. The U.S. Unknowns who were interred are also recipients of the Medal of Honor, presented by U.S. Tomb of 1921[edit] Tomb as of November 11, 1922. On March 4, 1921, the United States Congress approved the burial of an unidentified American serviceman from World War I in the plaza of the new Memorial Amphitheater.
Tomb of 1931[edit] The World War I Unknown is below the marble sarcophagus. In late January 1931, the 56 ton die of Yule marble (quarried 3.9 miles south of Marble, Colorado by the Vermont Marble Company) was lifted out of the quarry. Arlington Cemetery Changing of the Guard (Full Ceremony) Maps. Utilisateurs d'un lecteur d'écran : cliquez ici pour accéder à la version HTML brut Nouveauté ! Réorganisez vos applications en faisant glisser les icônes. Connectez-vous pour essayer. PlusAutres résultats Google Connexion Chargement en cours... Cimetière d'Arlingtonplus d'infos ItinéraireRechercher à proximitéAjouter à mes cartesplus Satellite Trafic Transports en commun Photos Météo Cimetière d'Arlington Quitter Modifier dans Google Map MakerSignaler un problème Données cartographiques ©2014 Google, Sanborn - 500 m 2000 pieds Cimetière d'Arlington Arlington, VA, États-Unis · arlingtoncemetery.mil 97 avis · ItinéraireRechercher à proximitéplus Annonce Cimetière d'Arlington Hôtels proche Cimetière d'Arlington Réservez votre hôtel en ligne. www.booking.com/Cimetiere-d'Arlington Affichez votre annonce ici »