Why is Robert f Kennedy buried in Arlington Cemetery?

Answer 1

The late John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963) is buried at a gravesite within the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA (across the Potomac from Washington, DC).

Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States, serving from January 20, 1961 to November 22, 1963, when he was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.

Answer 2

Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968) served as a seaman in the US Navy in World War II, and was a US Senator, so was eligible to be buried at Arlington. His gravesite, adjacent to that of his brother, President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), is located outside the main cemetery, but still on the grounds.

Answer 3

John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) is doubly eligible to be buried at Arlington: first as a decorated combat officer in the US Navy in World War II, and then as 35th President of the US. The Kennedy family chose to have him interred within the Arlington grounds rather than the family gravesite in Massachusetts. Also buried adjacent to JFK are his brothers Robert Kennedy (1925-1968) and Ted Kennedy (1932-2009), and his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1930-1994).

Jaqueline Kennedy expressed her firm desire that her late husband be buried at a site where the public would have easy access. After the Kennedy family chose the area below the Custis Mansion as a suitable site, an Arlington Cemetery employee noted that JFK had, earlier that year, stood on that site and said that he would love to have that view of Washington forever.

Answer 4

As a former Private First Class in the US Army, and a US Senator, Kennedy meets the criteria for eligibility. Even if he did not, permission would likely have been granted for burial next to his brothers John and Robert Kennedy.

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Answer 5

Edward "Ted" Kennedy (1932-2009) served in the Army, and was also a US Senator. So he was eligible to be buried at Arlington. Even if he had not been, the Kennedy family could have requested his burial next to his brothers JFK and RFK.

Answer 6

Yes, John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy, Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy, and Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy are all interred at the Arlington National Cemetery. There may be other Kennedys buried there, as well.

Answer 7

Because she was buried next to her first husband, President John F. Kennedy. She would have remained his wife had it not been for his assassination in November of 1963.