Monday, April 13, 2015

Tomb of Unknown Soldier

Who is buried in the tomb?- Since war can be so horrible there were times people's remains could not be identified so they selected one unknown soldier from W
WI to bury there in honor all those who died that were unknown.  They did the same for WWII and for the Korean War.
The fourth tomb is empty because DNA  at the time of Vietnam War improved and the unknown soldier became identified so they moved his body back to his family plot.

How to be a guard?- It is very difficult to be a guard there- there is 96% fail rate for the test.  The guard is a high honor to serve.  They can work at the tomb for 2 years.  Only  3 women have guarded the tomb.  They walk 21 steps, pause 21 seconds, then walk 21 steps.
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You will see videos from Changing of guard then wreath ceremony (former Harrisburg Student Harrison Adam helps to present the wreath)

16 comments:

  1. I could not be a good guard because I would trip and fall or start talking.

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  2. Its funny how they walk, stop, walk for 21 seconds

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  3. Do the guards have to guard for 24 hours

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    1. They are on for 1 hour each then rotate but do it multiple times a day. The tomb is guarded 24 hours a day.

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  4. Is the guard made out of wax?

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  5. IT have must been hard if you wasn't focus of walking and stopping 21 times

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  6. I think I could pull off the guarding job, karate has made me very focused.

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  7. Is he like those London guards?

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    1. Similar but you are not allowed to talk in that area at all

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  8. 21 steps, 21 stop seconds is that right?

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  9. No one knows who was buried there.

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  10. how long did you have to stand their?

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    1. 21 seconds and then you start walking again

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