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The Eternal Flame

The Eternal Flame

In a four-part series, Preservation Arlington looks back at the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which had a major impact on Arlingtonians, and all Americans, and which culminated in Kennedy’s funeral, which indelibly changed the face of Arlington National Cemetery. For this final piece, we take a look at the Kennedy grave, with its eternal flame, one of Arlington’s most iconic and historically significant places, in honor of the president’s burial 50 years ago today. Aside from the Tomb…

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