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The Eternal Flame

The Eternal Flame

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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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An Eyewitness to Oswald’s Final Moments

An Eyewitness to Oswald’s Final Moments

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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 third piece, we hear the amazing story of Arlington resident Frank Johnston, a former press photographer for United Press International and the Washington Post. Johnston was facing Kennedy’s assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, when he was shot by…

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“A Day of Infamy and Despair”

“A Day of Infamy and Despair”

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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 second piece, Arlington resident Laura Hvezdos shares a remarkable letter that her father, Michael Stephen Hvezdos, wrote on November 23, 1963, about learning the news at the Pentagon that the president had been shot. But first, she…

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Where They Were…

Where They Were…

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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 first piece, we asked three Arlingtonians to tell us where they were during that fateful time. Where were you? Leave your memories in the comments. “To Have it All Wiped Out…” Bill and Ellen Bozman were both…

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