This is my favorite site to visit at Arlington. The graves of President John F. Kennedy, wife Jackie, two infant children along with the eternal flame draw such a picturesque site looking up the hill above it to the Custiss-Lee Mansion. It is said when JFK visited here, he remarked that he could stay here forever, and forever came only too soon a few months later. To the left of the JFK family gravesites, are the lone graves of Robert Francis (Bobby) Kennedy, Edward Moore (Teddy) Kennedy, and a memorial marker for Joseph Kennedy, who died in World War iI and whose body was never recovered. The lone cross markers for Bobby and Teddy's grave sites stand in stark contrast to the grandeur of the JFK gravesite with the eternal flame. Don't forget when you visit the Custiss-Lee Mansion to look down to the JFK gravesite just below.

Before completing our short visit to Arlington Cemetery just after 5 o'clock on a Sunday afternoon in early June, my son & I hurried up to see the President John F. Kennedy Grave Site. We had the place to ourselves to gaze down on the graves of the former president and his wife. Other family members are also buried close by. The eternal flame adds that poignant touch to this special place It was so silent and peaceful up there. And I'm so pleased that I had the chance to visit such an important last resting place of such an iconic leader of the United States of America during truly difficult times.

Nearly everyone who visits Arlington National Cemetery stops by the grave of John F. Kennedy, with its eternal flame. It is both sad and disheartening to reflect on the lack of true leaders America has endured in the past several decades. How wonderful it would be to again have a young, idealistic, visionary president that speaks of compassion and making life better for all rather than the subsequent line up of dividers and xenophobes.