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Gavin McIlvenna, a Tomb guard from 1997 to 1998, retired as a sergeant major and now serves as President of the Society of the Honor Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the platoon’s alumni ...
Since that time, the remains of three other soldiers — one each representing World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War — have been interred in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. 1.
To commemorate the memorial's 100th anniversary, members of the public were allowed to walk up to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier for the first time in 96 years for a two-day event held on Tuesday ...
In the center of Paris, a place magnetized by history attracts glances as well as silence. Just beneath the Arc de Triomphe, ...
The guard change at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is an elaborate ceremony that occurs every hour on the hour from Oct. 1 through March 31, and every half hour from April 1 through Sept. 30.
6 Lessons the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Taught Me About Leadership My visit to this hallowed place saw me entranced by the Tomb Guard, and enhanced as a leader. Here’s why, and how.
A video showing the man casually walking across the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath the Arc de Triomphe set off outrage ...
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is guarded 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and in any weather by Tomb Guard sentinels. Tomb Guards are volunteers – part of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also ...
A man has sparked outrage after he used the memorial flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris to light a cigarette.
Since its creation in 1921, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has drawn crowds of tourists to Arlington National Cemetery to commemorate the unidentified service members who died in U.S. conflicts.