Tomb of unknown Soldier

Beaufort Elementary
Washington, DC
March 2005

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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Christopher

What you need to know before you go
to the Tomb of the Unknown Solder.

The fifth grade class will be going to Washington D.C. soon. We will visit many interesting places in the capital city of the United States. One of these places is the Unknown Soldier.

The tomb of the Unknown Solder is located in Arlington Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, near Washington D.C.. It is the Tomb of America’s Unknown Soldiers from World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. This Tomb is visited by Americans and many from other countries each day.

The Congress on March 4, 1921, approved a resolution providing for the burial in Arlington National Cemetery of an Unknown and unidentified American soldier of WWI. Many American soldiers who fought in WWI in France were buried in France. Many of these soldiers could not be identified. Four American soldiers were picked from cemeteries in France, but only one was picked to send to Arlington. Later an Unknown soldier from WWII and the Korean War were picked.

This tomb is guarded by special soldiers chosen for this job from all branches of the military service. They march for one hour and then they have the changing of the guards. It is a very impressive ceremony so I hope we get to see. You must be quiet at the tomb during the changing of the guard so you can hear the commands and honor the dead soldiers.

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is an important part of our history. There are thousands of unknown soldiers buried in Arlington Cemetery which is a Military honor; however, the tomb of the Unknown soldier is probably the most famous.

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