ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Above the west entrance of the Memorial Amphitheater on the grounds of Arlington National Cemetery, one finds a quote from Horace’s Ode III which translated reads: “It is sweet and fitting to die for one’s country ”(“Memorial Amphitheater”). The Arlington estate, on the banks of the Potomac River, has many qualities that make it an ideal cemetery. Its lightly rolling hills with views of the Capitol Building, Washington Monument, and Lincoln Memorial make it a majestic…
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