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Renderings show arch obstructing view of Arlington National Cemetery

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In this view, the Lincoln Memorial would be to your back.In front is the Memorial Bridge and the Arlington National Cemetery.There is a beautiful building that sits on the top of the hill that is essentially a monument to, it is in honor of our nation's fallen veterans.And those hillsides are dotted.You'll see white dots on those hillsides.With the tombstones, my family was honored that my grandfather was laid to rest and my grandmother were laid to rest there just a few weeks ago.

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It is unmistakable how the cemetery and everything that it means is the imagery that you are left, that you sit with.And I have thought now that my grandfather is there, that instead of seeing the things that are there to honor him, and everyone like him, who's given so much for our country, it's going to look like this instead.That's what you're going to see in the line of view.Now, you can argue about what our nation's priorities should be, can be.I want to play what the president said about who the arch is for.That was Ed O 'Keefe of CBS, and he asks, who is it for?

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And the president says, me.

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