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Title
Tomb Of The Unknown Solider
Artist
David Morefield
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery stands on top of a hill overlooking the city of Washington D.C. In March of 1921, Congress approved the burial of an unidentified American soldier from World War I to located at the Memorial Amphitheater. The White marble sarcophagus stand majestically in honor of all of those lost who were never retuned to their families. The East side of the Sarcophagus facing Washington D.C. has three Greek figures representing Peace, Victory and Valor. The inscription on the back of the tomb reads - Here rests in honored glory an American Soldier known but to God
Later, tombs for unidentified remains from World War II, Korea and Vietnam were added to the plaza. The occupant of the crypt containing remains from Vietnam was identified in 1998 and returned to his family for burial in St. Louis, Missourri and reinterred at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
The Tomb Guards are an elite Honor Guard that serve as Sentinels for the Tomb of the Unknowns. The solider does not wear any rank insignia so as not to outrank the Unknowns, whatever ranks they may have been.
The Sentinels are not only there for drill and ceremony out of respect for those interred at the Tomb of the Unknowns, but they will challenge anyone who threatens the peace and reverence of the area.
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November 2nd, 2015
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