Arlington Memorial Amphitheater

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The Arlington Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, near the center of the Cemetery, is the home of the Tomb of the Unknowns where Unknown American Servicemembers from World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam are interred. This site has also hosted the state funerals of many famous Americans, such as General of the Armies John J. "Black Jack" Pershing, as well as annual Memorial Day and Veterans Day ceremonies. Every American President of this century has presided over holiday gatherings at this site.

Judge Ivory Kimball worked hard during several sessions of Congress as the Department Head of the G.A.R. in the District to get the bill through Congress to build the Arlington Amplitheatre. It finally went through in President Theo. Roosevelt's Administration