Sunlight Beaming Down on the "Eternal Flame"
The John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame is a presidential memorial at the gravesite of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, in Arlington National Cemetery. The permanent site replaced a temporary grave and eternal flame used during President Kennedy's funeral on November 25, 1963. The site was designed by architect John Carl Warnecke, a long-time friend of President Kennedy's. The permanent John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame grave site was consecrated and opened to the public on March 15, 1967. source: wiki There is an extensive, interesting history to the Eternal Flame, can be found here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Eternal_Flame and here... www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/VisitorInformation/MonumentMemo... The graves of President John F. Kennedy, and his wife, Jackie are pictured above. Alongside them are the graves of their children, Patrick (died in infancy) and Arabella (unborn) Also buried a very short distance away, in the same general plot, is the remains of Senator Teddy Kennedy (brother), Attorney General Bobby Kennedy (brother, also assassinated), Joe Kennedy, Jr. (brother, killed in WWII).