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Transcription: Arlington is our country's most well-known national cemetery. It's reserved for members of the armed forces, some government officials and their families. Part of the cemetery grounds were originally the plantation of Robert E. Lee. They were seized by the federal government after the Civil War began. This had been the Lee family's home for 30 years. Below the grassy side slope in front of Arlington House is the grave of President John F. Kennedy, assassinated on November 22nd, 1963. He crowded many historic accomplishments into his short life. Near the simple black marble marker burns an eter ...