Talk:John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame
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How can it have been the only eternal flame in the world for a single person if Jackie O was inspired by that of the unknown soldier? --70.54.70.149 01:10, 12 January 2007 (UTC) Answer - memorials known as "Tomb of the Unknown Soldier" usually have one unknown soldier in the tomb, rather than all that have ever been discovered. The one entombed unknown soldier, however, is a representative for all the unknown soldiers for a particular context, i.e, the United States or other country, or perhaps a particular campaign like World War II. In conclusion, the eternal flame that inspired Mrs. Kennedy was a memorial for more than one person. UNTZ! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.47.54.98 (talk) 17:33, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
- There are a lot of 'tomb of the un-known soldier' in the world. By the way, all that natural gas feeding a flame for decades, U.S. tax dollar at work?
[edit] What about
the times the flame has gone out? http://ididnotknowthatyesterday.blogspot.com/2006/03/how-does-eternal-flame-on-jfks-grave.html. That's the only source I can find right now, but I'm not about to add something from blogspot. Can anybody find something more reliable? 24.14.72.182 (talk) 06:25, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] First eternal flame for a single person
As hu:user:Burrows pointed out today at the talk page of this article's Hungarian translation, this flame cannot possibly be the first eternal flame for a single person, since another eternal flame has been burning since 1926 in Budapest, Hungary. That flame commemorates Count Lajos Batthyány, a prime minister of Hungary. [1]. – Alensha talk 22:41, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
