Why a British Field Marshal and 74 Other Foreign Nationals Are Buried in Arlington National Cemetery

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When John Dill died on Nov. 4, 1944, it shook the upper echelons of the United States military, right up through Army Chief of Staff Gen. George C. Marshall. His memorial at Washington National Cathedral was attended by hundreds, and thousands of U.S. troops lined the route of his funeral procession to Arlington National Cemetery, where he was interred. Today, his is one of only two equestrian statues erected at Arlington, the other being Union Gen. Philip Kearny. It was a posthumous honor

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