Tour of: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA
On our last few hours in the Washington D.C area, we decided to take a tour of the world famous Arlington National Cemetery.
It is a military cemetery established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the estate of the family of Robert E. Lee's wife Mary Anna (Custis) Lee.
The cemetery is situated directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. and near The Pentagon.
It is a truly remarkable place, where ex-presidents lye.
The sights include:
2:00 John. F. Kennedy Gravesite. Includes the Eternal Flame.
2:28 World War 2 Repatriation Section.
2:48 History into the Cemetery.
3:11 Sir John Greer Dill Memorial Statue.
3:29 Guide talks about the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
3:57 The Arlington Memorial Amphitheater.
4:26 USS Maine Memorial.
4:43 Challenger and Columbia Space Shuttle Memorials and Iran Hostage Memorial.
4:55 The original Arlington Amphitheater.
6:08 The Women in Military Service for America Memorial.
Filmed using the Sony HDR-HC9 HDV1080i High Definition Handycam.
A look at some of Arlington's most famous gravesites
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Expanded Tour Service at Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery Tours, Inc., a subsidiary of Old Town Trolley Tours of Washington, Inc., is Arlington National Cemetery's only authorized interpretative tour bus service within the grounds of the cemetery.
The current interpretative tour bus service through Arlington National Cemetery departs continuously from the cemetery's Welcome Center between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., April through September, and between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., October through March. Weekday service includes stops near the Ord & Weitzel walking gate to see the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, the Kennedy gravesites, U.S. Coast Guard Memorial, U.S. Army Gen. John J. Pershing's gravesite, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Changing of the Guard), and The Arlington House (Robert E. Lee Memorial). Weekend service also includes stops near Sections 55 and 60 and the Sept. 11 Memorial.
Expanded stops that cover a larger portion of the cemetery
The ability to pay at stops
Discounts for military and veterans
Free service for disabled and active duty military in uniform (with valid identification)
Free shuttle service for families and friends to visit a gravesite
2015 Pricing per person for interpretative tour bus service:
Military personnel in uniform: FREE
Disabled with valid handicap placard: FREE (plus one companion)
Active Military with valid identification (up to four family members): $6.00 Adults; $3.00 Children* (4-12)
Veterans with valid identification (and one guest at the same price): $6.00 Adults; $3.00 Children* (4-12)
Seniors (65 and older): $9.00
General Public: $12.00 Adults; $6.00 Children* (4-12)
*Children under 4 years old are free.
Tickets can be purchased at Arlington National Cemetery in the Welcome Center ticket booth and at shuttle stops. Tickets can also be purchased online at
Arlington National Cemetery Tours, Inc., offers a discount for groups of 20 or more. For more information, please contact the Group Sales Department at (202) 832-2008 or e-mail: groups@arlingtontours.com.
Section 60 Arlington National Cemetery
A visit to Section 60 in Arlington National Cemetery. Here lay our nations heroes, many who made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms Americans enjoy.
Arlington National Cemetery Millennium Expansion Flyover
Arlington National Cemetery is currently 624 acres. Over the next several years, Arlington’s footprint will be increasing, with additional space for both in-ground and above-ground burials, thereby extending its life for several decades to come. The Millennium Project is a 27-acre parcel of undeveloped land from Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, the National Park Service, and existing ANC land. This parcel is included in the cemetery’s current acreage. The Millennium Project began construction in early 2014. This animated video is an artist rendering of the project.
For each of these projects, planning includes important considerations for interment options, visitor accessibility, environmental impact, roads, utilities, and other issues that not only ensure maximum use of Arlington’s burial space, but also ensure a smart and successful expansion.
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Arlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the highest-income county in the United States by median family income, though it has the highest concentration of singles in the region. Arlington is the second-largest principal city of the Washington metropolitan area. The county is often referred to in the region simply as Arlington or Arlington, Virginia.
Due to the county's proximity to downtown Washington, D.C., Arlington is headquarters to many departments and agencies of the federal government of the United States, including the Department of Defense (DoD) at the Pentagon, Drug Enforcement Administration, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). It is also home to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The many federal agencies, government contractors, and service industries contribute to Arlington's stable economy. Arlington is also the location of national memorials and museums, including Arlington National Cemetery, the Pentagon Memorial, the Marine Corps War Memorial, and the United States Air Force Memorial.
Economy
Largest Employers:
# Employer # of Employees
1 Department of Defense 24,000
2 Arlington County 7,555
3 Department of Homeland Security 7,300
4 Deloitte 7,000
5 Department of Justice 5,300
6 Department of State 5,200
7 Accenture 4,500
8 FDIC 2,900
9 Virginia Hospital Center 2,698
10 Leidos 2,300
11 National Science Foundation 2,200
12 Lockheed Martin 2,187
13 Environmental Protection Agency 2,100
14 General Services Administration 1,970
15 Marriott International 1,950
16 Booz Allen Hamilton 1,400
17 Corporate Executive Board 1,279
18 Bureau of National Affairs 1,015
19 CACI 813
20 Marymount University 726
Landmarks
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery is an American military cemetery established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's home, Arlington House (also known as the Custis-Lee Mansion). It is directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., north of the Pentagon. With nearly 300,000 graves, Arlington National Cemetery is the second-largest national cemetery in the United States.
The Tomb of the Unknowns, also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, stands atop a hill overlooking Washington, DC. President John F. Kennedy is buried in Arlington National Cemetery with his wife and some of their children. His grave is marked with an Eternal Flame. His brothers, Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward M. Kennedy, are also buried nearby. William Howard Taft, who was also a Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, is the only other President buried at Arlington.
Other frequently visited sites near the cemetery are the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, commonly known as the Iwo Jima Memorial, the U.S. Air Force Memorial, the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, the Netherlands Carillon and the U.S. Army's Fort Myer.
The Pentagon
The Pentagon in Arlington is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense. It was dedicated on January 15, 1943 and it is the world's largest office building. Although it is located in Arlington, the United States Postal Service requires that Washington, D.C. be used as the place name in mail addressed to the six ZIP codes assigned to The Pentagon.[94]
The building is pentagon-shaped in plan and houses about 23,000 military and civilian employees and about 3,000 non-defense support personnel. It has five floors and each floor has five ring corridors. The Pentagon's principal law enforcement arm is the United States Pentagon Police, the agency that protects the Pentagon and various other DoD jurisdictions throughout the National Capital Region.
Built during the early years of World War II, it is still thought of as one of the most efficient office buildings in the world. It has 17.5 miles (28 km) of corridors, yet it takes only seven minutes or so to walk between any two points in the building.
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PLEASE READ. I was on this trip with the United States Embassy to London as an observer about life in America. Part of the trip included Memorial day in Washington DC at the Arlington National Cemetery, a day that we were told to pay particular attention to respect in association with the event, during which President Trump was to make a speech.
Please let me make myself very clear. I am not a supporter or fan of any politician. The whole point of this Exploring American Values tour was not for me to pass judgement, and so you’ll not find any comments along those lines from me in this video. As a diverse group of British Public Diplomats on a trip as guests of the US Embassy to the UK, our sole purpose on this trip was to observe. I hope you understand what I’m saying and not jump to any ludicrous conclusions about me ‘taking sides’. I was in America to observe, not judge. ????????
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Gravestones in Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Less frequented graves in Arlington Cemetery,
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I would surmise the graves on the outer fringes, seldom get visited, therefore it's appropriate to spend a few moments to honor those who served our country.
Memorial Day Flowers 2012- Arlington National Cemetery Slideshow
2,000 Californian Bouquets
200 Ecuadorian red, white, and blue bouquets (Hearts and Red Paris Roses, Bartel's Delphinium, Pearl Series Gyp)
120 Volunteers
84 florists at 95 cemeteries in 26 states.
Partnership of Delaware Valley Floral Group and Flowers For Kids
Below comments about the event from DVFG Director and Co-organizer Kevin Clifford
With Memorial Day Flowers 2012 at Arlington National Cemetery behind us now, I find myself flooded with emails detailing accounts of stories from sites across the country and the volunteers that participated. Overall, we distributed more than 103,000 stems to 84 locations in 26 states that honored people who have served our country, and we recognized the ones left behind that continue to carry the burden of these sacrifices. It is truly incredible how many people we have touched with flowers this weekend. I could not begin to count the number of people crying in my arms while they thanked me and it all seems so reversed. A few simple stems meant so much to each of them. The encounters happened very quickly however, and even without knowing the person or anything about them, the gravity was so huge you could not help but become pulled in.
I presented a few stems to a women name Sally in a wheel chair and offered to help her get out to visit the grave. She thanked me again and again and said she had already been out to each site earlier in the morning. I replied with, each site, so you have two family members here? She then informed me that she has two husbands buried there. I came out early so I could take care of them to find that you good people already honored each of them better than I could possibly do. God bless you all, as she cried sitting in the shade of a tree for a few hours.
Next was a man with two small girls, who were maybe 4 and 6. They came back many times to take more flowers out to place stems on head stones that we did not reach. Their dad, Mike, asked me if it was ok and told me his girls wanted to make sure others had flowers on their stones. As I gave the girls flowers, I told them they were doing something very nice for others. The one girl replied with, Yes, we want them all to look like our mom's.
A service women came up to me in full uniform with several metals. She struggled to get the words out to ask if she could have four roses. As I was getting the roses she was thanking me for what we were doing. I responded that we are privileged to do this and you're welcome to have as many as you need. She broke down crying after a moment and said, no thank you, there were only five of us out that day.
Anyone that thinks this is just about giving out flowers is grossly mistaken. I am not sure I will ever be able to accurately communicate in words what took place. I would like to thank all of the volunteers and retailers that participated. I would also like to extend thanks to our partners at Centurion Air Cargo, Lynx-Global, Armellini Industries, Prime Trucking, Florida Beauty and a number of wholesalers that overlooked competitive issues to make this event possible. Finally, I would like to express my thanks to our co-organizer, Flowers for Kids who organized all of the farms, marketing products and volunteers. We could not have done it without them as our partner. In closing, we at the DVFG and it's participating divisions feel incredibly privileged to be a part of this event honoring great Americans.
Kevin Clifford
Director DVFG
Video Shot by: Nicholas Richwine
Edited by: Nicholas Richwine & Collette Oliver
The Residents of Arlington Cemetery
While President Kennedy may be one of the best known gravesites in Arlington, there are many other notable Americans buried in these sacred grounds (Ryan Reed and Molly Roberts). Read more at
Arlington National Cemetery - Summer 2016
A proud 2016 Summer look at Arlington National Cemetery ... that has evolved from a place of necessity to a national shrine to those who have honorably served our Nation during times of war, including every military conflict in American history, and times of peace. The cemetery is the final resting place for more than 400,000 active duty service members, veterans and their families. ‘Service to country’ is the common thread that binds all who are honored and remembered here.
This solemn national shrine is an active cemetery conducting between 27 and 30 funerals each week day ... and is a living memorial to our Nation's heroes ... that is a must experience when visiting Washington, D.C.
Arlington National Cemetery video by Mary Cochran
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Presidential Salute Battery in Arlington National Cemetery
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St. Mark's School of Texas Choir at Arlington National Cemetery
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