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* Any former member of the armed forces separated honorably prior to October 1, 1949, for medical reasons and who was rated at 30% or greater disabled effective on the day of discharge | * Any former member of the armed forces separated honorably prior to October 1, 1949, for medical reasons and who was rated at 30% or greater disabled effective on the day of discharge | ||
* Any former member of the armed forces who has been awarded one of the following decorations: | * Any former member of the armed forces who has been awarded one of the following decorations: | ||
Medal of Honor | |||
[[Distinguished Service Cross (United States)|Distinguished Service Cross]], [[Navy Cross]], or [[Air Force Cross (United States)|Air Force Cross]] | [[Distinguished Service Cross (United States)|Distinguished Service Cross]], [[Navy Cross]], or [[Air Force Cross (United States)|Air Force Cross]] | ||
[[Silver Star]] | [[Silver Star]] | ||
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{{Main|List of burials at Arlington National Cemetery}} | {{Main|List of burials at Arlington National Cemetery}} | ||
[[File:USA-Arlington National Cemetery2.jpg|thumb|right|The grave marker of President [[John F. Kennedy]]]] | [[File:USA-Arlington National Cemetery2.jpg|thumb|right|The grave marker of President [[John F. Kennedy]]]] | ||
The first soldier to be buried in Arlington was Private [[William Henry Christman]] of [[Pennsylvania]] on May 13, 1864.<ref>{{cite web| title=Arlington National Cemetery Section 27 facts| publisher=Arlington National Cemetery| url=http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/historical_information/section_27_facts.html| access-date=April 25, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090314040532/http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/historical_information/section_27_facts.html| archive-date= March 14, 2009| url-status=usurped}}</ref> There are 396 | The first soldier to be buried in Arlington was Private [[William Henry Christman]] of [[Pennsylvania]] on May 13, 1864.<ref>{{cite web| title=Arlington National Cemetery Section 27 facts| publisher=Arlington National Cemetery| url=http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/historical_information/section_27_facts.html| access-date=April 25, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090314040532/http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/historical_information/section_27_facts.html| archive-date= March 14, 2009| url-status=usurped}}</ref> There are 396 Medal of Honor recipients buried in Arlington National Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|title=Medal of Honor Walking Tour |url=http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/portals/0/Docs/NewsReleases/Medal%20of%20Honor%20Walking%20Tour.pdf |website=arlingtoncemetery.mil|publisher=U.S. Army|access-date=April 24, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224031743/http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/portals/0/Docs/NewsReleases/Medal%20of%20Honor%20Walking%20Tour.pdf|archive-date=December 24, 2016}}</ref> | ||
Five [[state funeral]]s have been held at Arlington: those of Presidents [[William Howard Taft]] and [[John F. Kennedy]], his two brothers, [[United States Senator|Senator]] [[Robert F. Kennedy]] and Senator [[Ted Kennedy|Edward "Ted" Kennedy]], as well as [[General of the Armies]] [[John J. Pershing]]. Whether or not they were wartime service members, [[President of the United States|U.S. presidents]] are eligible to be buried at Arlington, since they oversaw the armed forces as [[Commander-in-chief|commanders-in-chief]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act |url=https://www.congress.gov/105/crpt/hrpt458/CRPT-105hrpt458.pdf |website=congress.gov |publisher=United States Congress |access-date=July 4, 2021 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184631/https://www.congress.gov/105/crpt/hrpt458/CRPT-105hrpt458.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> | Five [[state funeral]]s have been held at Arlington: those of Presidents [[William Howard Taft]] and [[John F. Kennedy]], his two brothers, [[United States Senator|Senator]] [[Robert F. Kennedy]] and Senator [[Ted Kennedy|Edward "Ted" Kennedy]], as well as [[General of the Armies]] [[John J. Pershing]]. Whether or not they were wartime service members, [[President of the United States|U.S. presidents]] are eligible to be buried at Arlington, since they oversaw the armed forces as [[Commander-in-chief|commanders-in-chief]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act |url=https://www.congress.gov/105/crpt/hrpt458/CRPT-105hrpt458.pdf |website=congress.gov |publisher=United States Congress |access-date=July 4, 2021 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184631/https://www.congress.gov/105/crpt/hrpt458/CRPT-105hrpt458.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||