Italian President Giorgio Napolitano visited Arlington National Cemetery on 12 December 2007 during his State visit to the United States. During his visit he laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns.
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.