During our 1978 trip to the USA, Laurie and I had some time in Washington DC (the other Washington), and on our final day we made our way to Arlington National Cemetery, the burial place of far too many fallen warriors. As it transpires, we were there on the 15th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy. This was not planned, it just happened.
The building in the background was the home of Robert E Lee,
who fought on the southern side in the Civil War, even though
his house overlooks Washington DC. The people in the foreground
are gathered around President Kennedy's grave.
President Kennedy's grave and perpetual flame.
Robert Kennedy's grave is there too.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, overlooking the Potomac River
and downtown Washington.
A small section of the many graves.
Looking from the front of Lee's house over the Kennedy grave site
(the circular area at the bottom) and over more graves then the Potomac
to the Lincoln Memorial (the square white building across the river).
The Pentagon, US military headquarters, as seen from Arlington Cemetery.
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Canada and USA