Funeral services for Astronaut Lieutenant Commander Roger B Chaffee at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Soldiers march with guns and flags along the cemetery. A six horse caisson carries the casket. Marching with the casket are Christopher Kraft, USN captain Shepard, Deke Slayton in civilian clothes, USN Cdr Capenter, Robert Gilruth, USMC Colonel Glenn, Col Cooper and USN Cdr Young.
President Roosevelt delivers a speech at the Arlington National Cemetery Amphitheater in Arlington, Virginia. He states that United States must protect itself against any kind of aggression, but will never, itself, be an aggressor. He also speaks about disarmament, and pays homage to the thousands of American war dead interred in the Arlington Cemetary.
President Franklin D Roosevelt at Arlington National Cemetary. Sailors and soldiers lined up at the tomb of the unknown soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. President Roosevelt places a wreath at the memorial. Large crowd gathers to witness the ceremony.
Funeral and interment ceremonies for the American Unknown Soldier of World War I being interred at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington Virginia, United States. Casket of the Unknown Soldier brought out of the new Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery. Soldiers carry the casket out of the amphitheater and past an honor guard of American soldiers lined up along the way and saluting. United States soldiers carry the casket past a large number of officials and military officers towards the sarcophagus of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Soldiers place the casket on the sarcophagus of the Tomb of the Unknowns. Chief of the Native American Indian Crow Indian tribe, Plenty Coos, places a coup stick on the casket to pay tribute to the Unknown Soldier of World War 1, from the "first Americans."
The funeral ceremony of U.S. Rear Admiral Robert Peary at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The flag-draped casket of Rear Admiral Peary is carried out of a chapel by pallbearers and is placed on a horse-drawn caisson. U.S. Army officials lined up outside the chapel. The horse-drawn caisson followed by the funeral procession heads for Arlington National Cemetery. The Secretary of U.S. Navy Joseph Daniels attends the funeral ceremony at Arlington. The pallbearers carry the casket of Rear Admiral Peary to the grave site. Honor Guards give a 3-volley salute.
Aerial views of Arlington, Virginia and Washington DC featruing a 360 degree fly-by of the Pentagon Building. Potomac River in the background. Plane circles the Pentagon more than once with different views seen.
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