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Honors the Naval Construction Battalions, with panels depicting their missions since 1942.
The Seabees Memorial is a sculpture and memorial to Seabees by Felix de Weldon, installed along Memorial Drive near the entrance of Arlington National Cemetery. It is administered by the National Park Service as part of George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington, Virginia.
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Contains information about the cemetery and the tomb of the unknown solder. There is also a large parking garage which can be a good place to dump your car before catching the subway into D.C.
A private tour company which provides hop on/off tram to get around the cemetery provides a way to explore the entire cemetery (which is enormous and hilly) in a short amount of time.
The memorial honors the contribution of women to America's military. In 1932, McKim, Mead and White designed a gateway to Arlington Cemetery, and in 1997 a mostly underground museum opened behind that historic structure. It features informational displays and historic artifacts and uniforms. A national parks passport stamp is available at the gift shop's checkout.
A historic bridge built in 1932 providing a line-of-sight between Arlington House and the Lincoln Memorial, symbolizing the rapprochement between the North and South after the Civil War
A symbol of freedom and friendship between the Netherlands and the U.S. since World War II.
Final resting place of President John F. Kennedy and many other members of the Kennedy family