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Arlington cemetery: Hope eternal

THIS engaging history of Arlington National Cemetery, America’s most hallowed military burial ground and home to over 300,000 soldiers, officers and statesmen, is also the story of America’s maturation through death and war. Full Article at Economist

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  1. ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 25:  A caisson team carrying the casket of Maj. Libardo Caraveo proceeds through Arlington National Cemetery during burial services November 25, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. Caraveo was killed during the recent shooting at Fort Hood.
  2. Angela Rivera, second from left, is escorted with her son, John Caraveo, bottom, to the gravesite of her husband, Maj. Libardo Caraveo, during burial services at Arlington National Cemetery  on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 in Arlington, Va. Caraveo was killed in the shooting at Fort Hood.
  3. ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 23:  Eva Waddle is comforted by Brenda Koch while holding the American flag that covered her daughter, Lt. Col. Juanita Warman's, casket during a burial service November 23, 2009 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
  4. ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 11:  (L-R) U.S. First lady Michelle Obama, Nancy Horst, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden attend the wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns on Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery November 11, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia.
  5. United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, delivers a speech at Lee Chapel on the campus of Washington & Lee University, in Lexington, Va. , Monday, March 16,  2009. A portrait of General Robert E. Lee hangs behind Thomas.

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