PREVIEW SAMPLE. Arlington National Cemetery Self Guided Walking Tour

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1 The following is a PREVIEW SAMPLE of the Arlington National Cemetery Self Guided Walking Tour Please purchase, download and print the rest of the Washington DC Walking Guide Series by visiting: Important Information and Tips on Printing This print guide are designed to print onto a standard 8.5" X 11" piece of paper. Please note that some maps have many points of interest icons on them so we suggest that you zoom in and out as needed (and print as needed according to the zoom level). You may want to print multiple maps at different zoom levels. You can also move the map around on the screen to position it better if needed for printing. Consider using the Mobile versions in conjuction with your printed guide. The Smartphone and Tablet layouts have links to Google maps that give you directions from your current location.

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4 1) Memorial Drive Memorial Drive is the road that leads into Arlington National Cemetery. The roadway begins on the opposite side of the Potomac River in the vicinity of the Lincoln Memorial. It crosses the Memorial Bridge and terminates at the Hemicycle. The bridge, parkway and grand entrance to the cemetery were commissioned as a single project and were dedicated by President Herbert Hoover in The road network symbolically links the North and South by originating near the Lincoln Memorial and ending near the Custis-Lee Mansion. The parkway is lined with several monument and memorials. There are tributes commemorating the heroics of the 101st Airborne, the Armored Forces, the Seabees and veterans of the Spanish American War as well as the 4th Infantry Division and Admiral Richard Byrd. The Hemicycle terminus is a 30-foot tall, 226-foot diameter retaining wall. The wall has a bas-relief of the Great Seal of the United States within a large niche that is flanked by the emblems of the Department of the Navy and Army. The Hemicycle also serves as the outer wall of the Women in Military Service memorial. There are wrought iron entry gates known as Schley Gate and Roosevelt Gate that bear the seals of the military services. As motorists travel across the bridge at night toward Arlington, the John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame is visible on the hill. 2) Women in Military Service to America The Women in Military Service Memorial commemorates the past, present and future service of women in the armed forces of the United States. The memorial also acknowledges the contributions of women affiliated with the uniformed public health service and organizations during wartime, such as the Red Cross and USO. It is the only national memorial that venerates the service of all women in every branch of the armed forces throughout the country s history during times of war and peace. The memorial, by Marion Gail Weiss and Michael Manfredi, was dedicated in October, The structure is located at the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery behind the Hemicycle. It includes a fountain, reflecting pool and an education center with an arced roof of

5 glass tablets that are inscribed with quotes from famous women who served in the military. As sunlight shines through the monument s roof, the quotes are revealed along the walls and floor of the education center. The sun reveals additional quotes as it traverses across the sky. Visitors can explore the memorial s education center exhibits, artifacts and Hall of Honor. The memorial also has a 196-seat theater. The memorial s organizers are actively compiling a database of the names and experiences of women who have served. Visitors can access the military history and photos of individual women through this database. 3) Gen. Omar Bradley Grave General Omar Bradley was the nation s first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the last five-star General of the Army. A graduate of West Point, Bradley rose to command all U.S. ground forces during World War II, the largest contingent of American soldiers to ever fight under a single field commander. For his style of command, war correspondent Ernie Pyle called him the GI s General. Bradley is also well known for not wanting to risk conflict with China on the Korean Peninsula, which he described as the wrong war, at the wrong place, at the wrong time, with the wrong enemy. His grave is marked by a large granite headstone that is inscribed with his name and that of his two wives. His first wife preceded him in death. There is a bas-relief of the five-star rank insignia at the top center of the marker.