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While I was out in Washington DC over the weekend, I stopped by Arlington Cemetery to visit my grandfather's gravesite. He was buried there with honors in 1990, and this was the first time that both my wife and I had been back since, and the first time that my kids had ever been able to go to Arlington. He is buried in a part of the cemetery called the Columbarium, a section of Arlington specifically set up for cremated remains...

The wall where my grandfather is located:
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His marker:
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I'm just sad that my grandfather never got to know my two daughters :(
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I know how you feel...my grampa never got to meet my wife, son and daughter either :(
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i have a relative who's house is out there, robert e. lee.


arlingtons cool, went there a couple years back, the crosses are all in perfect rows, sad place but in a sense its cool too. well kept up respectfully instead of just leaving it be a graveyard
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TrUtHsMaCkEr wrote:i have a relative who's house is out there, robert e. lee.

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sweet pic, thanks indy
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TrUtHsMaCkEr wrote:sweet pic, thanks indy

No prob...it's an interesting house and story behind the house...definitely something to check out if you're ever at Arlington :nod:
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National Geographic will do a story on Arlington next week. Check your local listings. :)
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Indy wrote:No prob...it's an interesting house and story behind the house...definitely something to check out if you're ever at Arlington :nod:
i agree, the inside of the house is cool and i learned a bunch about the house on a tour of it back in middle school.
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TrUtHsMaCkEr wrote:arlingtons cool, went there a couple years back, the crosses are all in perfect rows, sad place but in a sense its cool too. well kept up respectfully instead of just leaving it be a graveyard

:nod:

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I would have liked to have a couple beers with your grandfather and his grandson. ;)

Thanks for sharing the pictures.
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