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Introduction
The
Tomb of the Unknown Soilder is a very important mermoiral sight. It is
located in the Arlington. This tomb is guarded everyday for 24 hours.
As it says on the front,"Here Rest in Honored Glory, An American Soilder Known
But To God." In the tomb is remains of unknown soliders who fought in
World War I and II and Korea.
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Tomb Info
The tomb started to be built in the year 1921.President Dwight Eisenhower signed the bill to build the tomb. The building of the tomb was complete on August 27,1931. Its is an honor to be a guard for the Tomb of the Unknown Soilder. Soilders take it very seriously. A guard must take 21 steps back and forth across the tomb. All gurads wait to turn to walk back across the tomb for 21 seconds. Their gloves are always damp to have a better grip on the rifle and gurads are changed every hour through out the day. To become a guard there are strict requirments. guards have to be around 5'10" or 6'2". when they become a guard they can not drink alcohol, swear in public, talk or watch TV during their first 6 months on duty, and they must study all the 175 people buried in the cemetery. The tomb has been guarded every second, minute, and hour of each day since 1937.
Bibliograpghy
SandRat, freerepublic,2004, http://www.freerepublic.com
http://www.defendingthetruth.com
Interesting Facts
- Cost $48,000
- sculpter was desinged by Thomas Hudson Jones
- after two years of a gurad on duty the recive a wreath pin
- it takes 4 hours to shine their shoes and 5 hours for their uniform to be finished
- the guards carry the riffle on the same shoulder away from the tomb
- gurads shoes have a steel ring on the heel so that when they walk it will make a clicking sound
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Kelsey Hamilton
8th grade