SENATOR ROBERT F. KENNEDY
Senator Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated on June 6, 1968, after winning the California Democratic Primary for President. He was interred in Arlington National Cemetery on the evening of June 8, 1968. He is interred in Section 45, near the grave of his brother, President John F. Kennedy. Senator Kennedy was eligible for interment in Arlington National Cemetery because he had served as the Attorney General in his brother’s administration and had served honorably in the United States Navy during the late in World War II. A reflecting pool with excerpts from speeches he gave highlights the gravesite, his grave is marked by a simple white wooden cross and a marble footstone.
SENATOR EDWARD M. KENNEDY
Senator Edward M. Kennedy died on August 25, 2009, after a long fight against brain cancer. Senator Kennedy had represented the State of Massachusetts in the US Senate for 43 years. He was interred in section 45 approximately 100 feet to the south of his brother, Robert F. Kennedy, on the evening of August 29, 2009. His grave is marked by a white wooden cross and marble footstone identical to his brother Robert’s. He was eligible for burial in Arlington National Cemetery by virtue of his service in the United States Senate and his honorable service with the United State Army from 1951-1953.