European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse A shrine for America Sho nored dead Arlington by Henry d. Kraft staff writer a tract of land comprising about 400acres on the Virginia Side of the Poto Mac River across from Washington d.c., draws the attention of the nation today As americans observe memorial Day. For this land la beyond Price. It is the final resting place of heroes the known and the unknown who paid for the right to dwell there by love of country to which they dedicated their lives. Thai is Arling ton National cemetery the . Has Many National Corni Myrles spread across the country from ans in to Florida and from California to puerto Rico but Arlington is the nation s shrine. It is Here thai the unknown soldiers of world wars i and ii and of the korean conflict Are burled. The inscription on he Tomb of the unknowns reads Here rests in honoured glory on Ameri can Soldier known but to More than 2 million persons visit Arling ton National cemetery each year. Among those who make the plug image to Lay wreaths on the Tomb of the unknowns Are greats of Many nations to wham this respect to the Send is also a tribute to their comrades who live. The cemetery was once part of the 1,100 acre estate of George Washington Perkc Custos adopted son of George Washington. This itself wus part of a Grunt Given to Robert Howsen in 1g69 by sir will Lam Berkeley As a Reward for services. There is a mansion called the Lee Man Sion which is the Central it Mun of tin Clery. Thi marring of Mary Ann ran Dolph culls to i Robert e. Lee. Only one of the four cd is children to grow to maturity brought tin estate even great a historic renown for Lee i i ame clan Ito Orl e. Lethe great military Lender of Leif con fed1 . Arlington National i Inch Ryas such inti c into existence May 13,1884 a first military Burin i was nude us body being supposedly that of pal l. Chr Latman of the 67th prium infantry the estate had been Octal Federal government became it in insurrectionary District and the own not paid their taxes some month later. Secretary i Edwin Stanton issued an order averted 200 acres of the property i Ruthery. In 1877, maj Gen Oeor i in ton Custos Leo sued or it tort property and the . Suprenuk pm judged him to be the Legal own copied $150.000 As full comport tit the estate since in the mean Raj Sands of solders and been buried Tel the original burials in Arlington it cemetery wore those of men Vij in of Washington and Alii luring the civil War. In the Yei followed soldiers of Oil wan Btu y n 12 Hor,., a coi on , .oldi.f, Bod Hough c.m.,.ry Ona. The stars and stripes nol. Symbolic ,
