Marching Military Units of United States arriving at gravesite in Arlington Cemetery. Richard Cardinal Cushing leads the procession followed by pallbearers carrying caskets. Pallbearers place casket on open grave. Irish Guard in background can be seen. Honor Guard holding flag above the grave as the casket is lowered. Dignitaries in background. A folded flag is presented to President Kennedy’s widow, Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy. Soldiers light the torch and hand it over to Mrs. Kennedy. Richard Cardinal Cushing blesses the casket. Mrs. Kennedy lighting the eternal flame.
View of Arlington National Cemetery. Foreign dignitaries, civilians and military dignitaries at the funeral. U.S. military units in background. Richard Cardinal Cushing finishes prayer and walks over to casket. Blue field of flag is raised as Cardinal Cushing blesses and sprinkles holy water on casket. Jacqueline Kennedy, Attorney General Robert F Kennedy and Senator Edward Kennedy walk over and stand at the head of casket. Honor Guard folding the flag.
View at gravesite in Arlington National Cemetery. Foreign dignitaries, civilians and military dignitaries at the funeral. U.S. military units in background. Military pallbearers stand by grave with eternal flame burning. Color Guard does an about face and leaves.
State Funeral of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy. View from high on hill in Arlington Cemetery, to Memorial Bridge, over the Potomac River, and Lincoln Memorial, and beyond. President Kennedy's casket borne by a horse-drawn caisson followed by marching soldiers and funeral procession heads towards the Lincoln Memorial. The casket borne by the horse-drawn caisson arrives at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Pallbearers place the casket in a grave. U.S. President Lyndon Johnson attends the funeral ceremony. The U.S. flag is spread over the casket. Irish Honor Guard at the grave site. The Eternal Flame lit by Kennedy's wife Jacqueline Kennedy. Mourners stand in the background.