The soldier qualifies to have his cremated remains placed in the columbarium, but not for a traditional ground burial.
Teddy served in WWII and those veterans are not affected to the changes in burial regulations a decade or more ago. Those changes limited traditional burials to only combat veterans. The reason is lack of space, although a few more acres have been added in the last 2-3 years.
The regulations are at: http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Funeral-Information/Scheduling-a-Funeral/Establishing-Eligibility/Ground-Burial
Teddy didn’t serve in WWII-maybe you’re thinking of JFK?
I hope that honor can be arranged unless the family does not wish to cremate.
No. Teddy was drafted by the Army in the 1950's after being kicked out of Harvard for cheating.
http://mobile.wnd.com/2009/08/108261/
Spent 2 years with SHAPE in Europe.
Only got into Arlington because of a special provision that congress wrote for itself.