![Chief of Staff John Kelly (right) and his wife, Karen Hernest Kelly (left), visit the gravesite of their son, U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Robert Michael Kelly in Section 60 of Arlington Chief of Staff John Kelly (right) and his wife, Karen Hernest Kelly (left), visit the gravesite of their son, U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Robert Michael Kelly in Section 60 of Arlington](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/P6166H/special-advisor-to-president-trump-jared-kushner-left-and-white-house-chief-of-staff-john-kelly-right-board-marine-one-as-united-states-president-donald-departs-the-white-house-on-june-27-2018-in-washington-dc-credit-alex-edelmancnp-mediapunch-P6166H.jpg)
Chief of Staff John Kelly (right) and his wife, Karen Hernest Kelly (left), visit the gravesite of their son, U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Robert Michael Kelly in Section 60 of Arlington
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Chief of Staff John Kelly (right) and his wife, Karen Hernest Kelly (left), visit the gravesite of their son, U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Robert Michael Kelly in Section 60 of Arlington
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UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 08: Karen Hernest Kelly, the wife of White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, attends the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing for Kirstjen
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Chief of Staff John Kelly (right) and his wife, Karen Hernest Kelly (left), visit the gravesite of their son, U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Robert Michael Kelly in Section 60 of Arlington
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White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and his wife Karen Hernest arrive for the State Dinner in honor of French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House in Washington | The
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