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On 21 December 1920, Congressman Hamilton Fish, Jr., of New York introduced a resolution calling for the return to the United States of an unknown American soldier killed in France and his burial with appropriate ceremonies in a tomb to be constructed at the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery.
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www.tombguard.org/history.html
www.tombguard.org/history.html
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Since April 6, 1948 the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has been guarded 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, regardless of weather. Millions of Americans annually visit the Memorial Amphitheater to watch these dedicated soldiers of a new generation, dutifully pace 21 steps across a black mat on the west face of the Tomb.
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www.homeofheroes.com/gravesites/unknowns/0_unknowns_sen...
www.homeofheroes.com/gravesites/unknowns/0_unknowns_sentinels.html
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Interesting facts about the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Sentinels of the Third United States Infantry Regiment "Old Guard" ... The Tomb is guarded 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In fact, there has been a Sentinel on duty in front of the Tomb every minute of every day since 1937. And the Sentinel does not change the...
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www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/1126293/posts
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The Tomb of the Unknowns (also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier) is guarded 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and in any weather by Tomb Guard sentinels. Sentinels, all volunteers, are considered to be the best of the elite 3rd U.S. Infantry (The Old Guard), headquartered at Fort Myer, Va.
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www.arlingtoncemetery.org/ceremonies/sentinelsotu.html
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The Tomb is guarded 24-hours-per-day and 365-days-per year by specially trained members of the 3rd United States Infantry (The Old Guard). ... ; Ceremonies at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - November 21, 1921; Courtesy of the National Archives...
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www.arlingtoncemetery.net/tombofun.htm
www.arlingtoncemetery.net/tombofun.htm
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, stop along the Virtual Tour of Historic Philadelphia. ... The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier lies within Washington Square, one of the five public parks drawn up by William Penn in his 1682 blueprint for Philadelphia.
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www.ushistory.org/tour/tour_tomb.htm
www.ushistory.org/tour/tour_tomb.htm
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Claim: E-mail describes duties and obligations of honor guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Status: Multiple — see below.; Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2004]; ... From 1926 through 1937, the Tomb was guarded only during daylight hours. Ever since 1937, the Tomb has been continuously guarded 24 hours...
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www.snopes.com/military/unknown.asp
www.snopes.com/military/unknown.asp
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Tomb of the Unknowns - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Tomb of the Unknowns (also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier , although it has never been officially named) is a monument dedicated to American servicemen who have died without their re...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_the_Unknowns
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