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It was part of the estate of robert e. lee, and it was taken from lee when lee was off, putting together the confederate army. and his wife, mariana, who was the decedent of -- actually, desce descendant of george washington's stepson, she inherited it and eventually they gave it up during the war. 1864, that piece of property, 1100 acres, was turned into the cemetery we see today. >> i remember from my tours there, it was almost seen as a sleight, right, they would start burying the dead o lee's property, you know it was done as sort of a, this is where we're going to put those who perish. >>...

Secretary kaert came in and it was mentioned about the peaceful transfer of power. this is -- witnessing that happen on a day when the pentagon announced air strikes in libya, you know, government in shambles, the war in syria rages, a dictator that won't leave, a place in iraq also with troubles, where the u.s. military goes around the world to, you know -- where they're asked to go, where they're deployed to. here no matter what type of divisions we have in this country, this is a transfer of power for the world to see. >> and the military is here, colonel jack, but certainly not in charge. ...