President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on Nov. ![]() 25, 1963, to the recent replacement in time for the 50th observance of his death, the corps has been the keepers of the flame. From the original design and build of the temporary flame that President Kennedy's widow lit Nov. Kennedy's grave in Arlington National Cemetery. Army Corps of Engineers can lay claim to a vast array of famous projects since the Continental Congress authorized a "Chief Engineer for the Army" on June 16, 1775: Bunker Hill fortifications, the Panama Canal, the Manhattan Project, not to mention an abundance of locks, dams, and levees that help form the infrastructure of our nation.īut one project, completed with little fanfare, helped bring solace to a grieving nation and continues to provide an iconic memory of a beloved president: the Eternal Flame that graces President John F. Army) VIEW ORIGINALĪRLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, Va. ![]() Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S. Kennedy Eternal Flame at Arlington National Cemetery before contractors instal white fencing to block the public's view of the site April 29, 2013. Nicholas Backert, a Norfolk District project engineer, looks at the President John F.
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