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[[image:arlington_1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Arlington National Cemetery]]
[[image:arlington_1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Arlington National Cemetery]]
'''Arlington National Cemetery''', established during the [[American Civil War]], is the final resting place for more than 250,000 American military servicemen. It is located in [[Arlington, Virginia|Arlington]] County, [[Virginia]], not far from [[the Pentagon]] and across the [[Potomac River]] from [[Washington DC]]. It is also the location of the [[Tomb of the Unknown Soldier]], which houses three anonymous service members from [[World War I]], [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]]. It is a major tourist site near Washington, DC.
'''Arlington National Cemetery''', established during the [[American Civil War]], is the final resting place for more than 250,000 American military servicemen. It is located in [[Arlington, Virginia|Arlington]] County, [[Virginia]], not far from [[the Pentagon]] and across the [[Potomac River]] from [[Washington DC]]. It is also the location of the [[Tomb of the Unknown Soldier]], which houses three anonymous service members from [[World War I]], [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]]. It is a major tourist site near Washington, DC, with approximately 4 million visitors annually.
There are specific eligibility requirements that need to be met for interment in the cemetery. Active military, retired military who served active duty and were honorably discharged, recipients of the [[Medal of Honor]], Distinguished Service Cross (Navy Cross or Air Force Cross), Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star and Purple Heart, former [[prisoners of war]] and the president or former president are some of those who are eligible.<ref>[http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/funeral_information/guide.interment.html Establishing eligibility]</ref>
Arlington National Cemetery is an active military cemetery, with almost 100 funerals taking place weekly.<ref>[http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/visitor_information/index.htm Visitor information]</ref>
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== History ==
== History ==
Two former Presidents are buried in the cemetery: [[William Howard Taft]] and [[John F. Kennedy]].
Two former Presidents are buried in the cemetery: [[William Howard Taft]] and [[John F. Kennedy]].
Four former United States Supreme Court Justices are buried in the cemetery: [[William Howard Taft]], [[Earl Warren]], [[Warren Burger]], and [[William Rehnquist]].
Four former United States Supreme Court Chief Justices are buried in the cemetery: [[William Howard Taft]], [[Earl Warren]], [[Warren Burger]], and [[William Rehnquist]]. Eight U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justices are also interred at Arlington: [[Hugo Black]], [[Oliver Wendell Holmes]], [[Potter Stewart]], [[Thurgood Marshall]], [[William O. Douglas]], [[Arthur Goldberg]], [[William Brennan]], and [[Harry A. Blackmun]].
Captain [[Pierre L'Enfant|Pierre Charles L'Enfant]], the architect and planner who designed the layout of Washington, D.C., was re-interred at Arlington National Cemetery on April 28, 1909. He is buried in Section 2-S 3.<ref>[http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/historical_information/american_revolution.html American Revolutionary War Veterans]</ref>
Captain [[Pierre L'Enfant|Pierre Charles L'Enfant]], the architect and planner who designed the layout of Washington, D.C., was re-interred at Arlington National Cemetery on April 28, 1909. He is buried in Section 2-S 3.<ref>[http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/historical_information/american_revolution.html American Revolutionary War Veterans]</ref>