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Arlington House was Robert E. Lee's home. His wife, a granddaughter of Martha Washington, had inherited it from her family. Montgomery Meigs, Quartermaster General of the US Army, ordered its confiscation and use as a cemetery early in the Civil War.
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Why is the Arlington national Cemetery important to America?
Arlington is the site of the graves of many fallen American soldiers. The tomb of the unknown soldier is a particularly important monument, symbolizing the soldiers whose bodies were never identified.
What is the official name of The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?
It is located in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, United States of America. There is another in France dedicated to soldiers who have died for their country but whose remains were not identified.
Whose flag is never lowered in America?
All official US flags are lowered at dusk, or are never raised to full staff (Arlington National Cemetery, USS Arizona).This question is sometimes a riddle with the answers of "the Alamo" where the flag is nailed up, or on the Moon, where the US flag will fly from its special staff until it falls apart.
Where was Mark Twain burried?
Mark Twain, whose real name was Samuel Clemens, was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Elmira, New York. His grave site overlooks the Chemung River.
Whose home was taken to serve as a cemetery for the union soldiers?
Georg Washington
Whose funeral march was played at the funeral of JFK?
Frédéric Chopin's Funeral March was played at John F. Kennedy's funeral. JFK was killed in 1963 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Whose 1804 Imperial Decree on Burials created the idea of a cemetery as a kind of landscape garden?
Emperor Napoleon
Whose national emblem is the thistle?
The thistle is a national emblem of Scotland.
Which two adult Kennedys were buried in Arlington National Cemetery?
This question could be answered in several ways. If the question asked which two Kennedy adults were buried first, it would be the two Kennedy brothers who were assassinated in the 1960s. The two Kennedy adults in this case are John F. Kennedy, who was laid to rest in 1963 and Robert F. Kennedy in 1968. If the question asks which two Kennedy adults are buried near the Eternal Flame in Arlington, the answer would be John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, who passed away in 1994. If the question asked which two adult Kennedys are buried in the cemetery outside the Eternal Flame, it would be Robert F. Kennedy and his younger brother Edward M. Kennedy, who passed away in 2009. A total of four Kennedy adults are buried in the cemetery grounds.
What are the legal rights for an individual whose significant other dies but whose sibling is demanding some of his property which the individual needs to pay for the cost of his funeral?
The estate pays for the funeral. The 'significant other' may not have any rights to the property or any portion of the estate. The estate gets to pay the debts first, then it can be distributed.
What is an estate agent?
Someone whose business is advertising properties for sale or to let-they link owners with buyers or tenants. In the UK, estate agent is the equivalent term to realtor or real estate broker in the US.
Who was the first prime minister of the Republic of Ireland whose mother is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester New York?
eamonn devalera
