Last week, when Washington DC was paralyzed by a snow storm, there was a group of dedicated men and women who didn't think twice about going to work in the snow.
The Tomb is guarded 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Rain, sun, snow, it doesn't matter; The Tomb of the Unknowns has been guarded by The Old Guard Sentinels - the 3rd U.S. Infantry - every minute of every day since 1937.
The six wreaths (three carved on both the north and south sides on the Tomb are inverted to represent mourning. The six wreaths represent the six major battle campaigns of World War I:
- Chateau-Terrie
- Ardennes
- Oisiu-Eisue
- Meusse-Argonne
- Belleauwood
- Sommes
The unknown soldiers buried here represent the missing and unknown service members for four different wars. Being buried at Arlington gives these families a place to grieve and pray.
HERE RESTS IN
HONORED GLORY
AN AMERICAN
SOLDIER
KNOWN BUT TO GOD
AN AMERICAN
SOLDIER
KNOWN BUT TO GOD
Just something to think about on our next snow day
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