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HistoryEdited May 2, 2011 7:57 AM by Matthew Appolloni…

Arlington Cemetery

We went to the Arlington Cemetery today. This is the first time and group to go to the cemetery. When we got there we had to buy a ticket for $8.50. Next we headed outdoors where we all boarded a bus. As we were driving someone was telling us about the area we were in. Then we were let of the bus to see other graves and writing. Once we were done we went to a bus station and boarded again. We had to keep our tickets if we wanted to board again. In that cemetery there is about 300,000 people buried there. Some of the people on this trip had a relative that was the Ace of Aces. He would have been buried in this cemetery but their family wanted him buried in his home town. Dog tags are the necklaces that identify who you are and they were not introduced until World War 1. There is over 5,000 unknown soilders also buried here. This cemetery is very big they even left a very wooded part of it so they could show how it was before they turned it into the cemetery known today.

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Leif Erikson
Apr 29, 2011

Did anyone loose their ticket and have to buy a new one?

Nolan Horner
Apr 29, 2011

Which kids from the trip had people that were related to them? Is it a big cemetery since there is 300,000 people buried there?

Degnan Lawrence
Apr 29, 2011

That is a lot of people to be buried in one cemetery. Thats cool how they kept a wooden area to show what it was like back then.

Cjache Kang
Apr 29, 2011

Aces of Aces as in flying, what do you mean by that?

James Horner
Apr 30, 2011

who was related from them? thats cool that you guys got to see over 300,000 graves

Kevynn Cox
May 1, 2011

Wow. That's ALOT of people in one cemetery. Who had relatives that were buried there? I think that's really cool to have family and relatives buried in D.C.

Sarah Mostoller
May 1, 2011

Thats a lot of people buried there, and also a lot of unknown soldiers buried. Its cool that people on the trip are related to an Ace of Aces.

Jordyn Baker
May 3, 2011

Wow, there must have been a lot of graves! Who had relatvies from the Ace of Aces?

Kathryn Tomter
May 13, 2011

was there any known soldiers there with like name plates where they were buried? if so was there a name that you guys reconized?

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