Arlington National Cemetery | Astronaut Grave Sites Near Memorial Amphitheater

A visit to Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on October 2, 2021.

I visited the gravesites of 10 NASA astronauts, and other notable veterans buried nearby. All sites are close to the Memorial Amphitheater and/or the mast of the U.S.S. Maine. This is the second of four videos covering the astronaut gravesites.

Order in the video:

Section 7A:
- Stuart A. Roosa
- S. David Griggs
- Stephen D. Thorne
- Frank Reynolds, Journalist
- Lee Marvin, Actor
- Joe Louis, Boxer
- Gregory "Pappy" Boyington
- Michael J. Smith

Section 35:
- John H. Glenn

Section 46:
- Francis R. "Dick" Scobee
- Michael P. Anderson
- Laurel B. Salton Clark, MD
- David M. Brown, MD
- Henry W. "Hank" Hartsfield Jr.
- Audie Murphy

For information on the astronaut gravesites visited in this video, as well as biographies and walking directions to each site, visit http://robcorkspeaks.com/astronauts.

For more information on the cemetery visit https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil and also download the cemetery's app to help you find specific grave sites and other locations in the cemetery.

Astronaut images courtesy of NASA, https://images.nasa.gov.

*Updates:* The memorial to the Apollo 1 crew has been installed near the gravesites of Gus Grissom and Roger Chaffee in section 3, not at the location shown in this video. I covered this in a subsequent video,    • Arlington National Cemetery | Astrona...  

I have added the names of other notable gravesites that I visit in the video, including Medal of Honor recipients Pappy Boyington and Audie Murphy. In the video I incorrectly referred to them as "winners" of the Medal of Honor. Learn more at https://www.cmohs.org.