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=__Tomb of the Unknown Soldier__: Notes=


 * The tomb was created and started building on March 4, 1921, just 3 years after the first World War and was finished in 1932.
 * It was meant for a soldier that had died in the war.
 * The tomb itself has French soil because after the soldier had died, he was taken to the French camp.
 * The tomb was designed by Thomas Hudson James.
 * The tomb is made up of white marble.
 * Not only does it represent the Unknown Soldier, but it also represents WWI, WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
 * The tomb overlooks the Arlington Cemetery, which is just down the hill.
 * One of the Unknown Soldier has been identified and his name is Michael Blassie.
 * Michael Blassie was from St. Louis, Missouri.


 * 24/7 and 365 days a year, there is a guard guarding the tomb.
 * The guard will take 21 steps, pause for 21 seconds, turns around, and takes 21 steps again.
 * The guards will change every hour, on the hour.
 * This tomb and the Arlington Cemetery is America's most sacred tomb and cemetery.
 * Engraved on the tomb is a short sentence that says, "Here Rests In Honored Glory An American Soldier Known But To God."
 * The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is also called the Tomb of the Unknowns.
 * The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier doesn't just have one body, but 4 to represent the Army, Navy, Marines, and the Air Force.
 * Always in front of the tomb is a wreath, laid there for the respect of the soldiers who had sacrificed there lives for us.

@http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/VisitorInformation/TombofUnknowns.aspx