• Arlington National Cemetery in Washington is as big as 200 acre or 800,000m2. More than 260,000 by war were buried in here since Nation founding. Over four million people a year visit here.

• Arlington National Cemetery is specially under control of U.S. Army. Other National Cemeteries are controlled by Department of Veterans Affairs or National Park Service.

• Half mast flag is holding up from 30 minutes before the first funeral to 30 minutes after the last funeral. Funerals including interment are done five days a week excluding Sunday and Saturday, 20 times a day average, 5,400 interments a year. Arlington is second largest in the U.S.A. Largest Cemetery is Calverton National Cemetery in Long Island, New York State. It has 7,000 interment a year.

• There are not only interment tombs but also tombs of cremation. 50,000 are possible and rest are 100,000.

• Tomb stone of Unknown Soldiers weighs 79 ton and completed in 1932 by $ 48,000.

• President Kennedy's famous speech is carved in circular patio. AND SO MY FELLOW AMERICANS　　ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU　　ASK WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY　　MY FELLOW CITIZENS OF THE WORLD ASK NOT　　WHAT AMERICA WILL DO FOR YOU BUT WHAT TOGETHER　　WE CAN DO FOR THE FREEDOM OF MAN

• These information are in official Arlington National Cemetery.

Entrance of Arlington	More than 260,000 buried	Grave of Kennedy	Eternal flame burns
Died in 2 days, Patrick	John died in 1963, 46-year	Jacqueline	Just as "daughter"
Killed on 1963/11/22 in Dallas	Inaugural speech of Kennedy is carved	Most famous "Ask not ..."	Lincoln Memorial is over there
Half mast flag on funeral	General Lee's House	35th President	Eternal Flame
Various tombstones	Squirrel on tombstone	The Tomb of the Unknowns	Guided 24 hours
Elite guardsman of 3rd cohort	Regularly returns by 21 steps	Ceremony is done in the amphitheater	Memorial Amphitheater
Remind of Roman days	Tombstone weighs 79 tons	Report on 10:40 & 2:40	Mast of Battleship Main sank in 1898
Beautiful Autumn leaves	Just floral tribute ceremony was doing	Guardsman changes every 30 minutes in summer	Winter is 1 hour and night changes in 2 hours
Like Greek Architecture	Beautifully located fountain and house	Also colorful tombstones	John Dill dedicated to U.N.
Memorial hall for women soldiers	Exhibition for roles of women soldiers	Inside is wide and simple	Continues to Potomac River

2003/09/01