John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame

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The flame above the grave of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Visitors are seen in the white area surrounding the grave.

After the President Kennedy's assassination, his widow, Jacqueline Kennedy, requested an eternal flame for his gravesite. She was apparently inspired by the eternal flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, which her husband had seen during a visit to France in 1961. The flame is now a United States Presidential Memorial.

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is also buried here. A Congressional waiver had to be quickly approved because under Arlington rules, a spouse gives up the right to be buried at Arlington when they remarry, which she did. It is also worth noting that the Kennedy family overruled her final wishes, since she had no desire to be buried at Arlington.

Also buried in the plot are Arabella Kennedy, their first child who was stillborn and Patrick Kennedy, their youngest son who died in infancy.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Eternal_Flame
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Coordinates:   38°52'53"N   77°4'17"W

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  • President John F. Kennedy is my hero. He was my President when I was a civilians, my Commander in Chief when I was in the United States Army. And now forever more, he remains, my Hero.
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