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Aristus

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6. I suppose that's possible. But I don't expect they will do it.

Thu Nov 11, 2021, 11:53 AM

Nov 2021

The Unknowns honored at the TOTUS aren't there just for themselves; they represent the thousands of unknowns soldiers from WWI, WWII, and Korea. I'm confident that modern testing could identify the three unknowns there, and then we could conceivably take down the Tomb. But it's there to honor all of the unknowns, and more than just symbolically.

One of the Old Guard sentinels at the Tomb once said in an interview, that in addition to their names, dates of birth, rank, and even how they died, we also don't know if they were alone at the times of their deaths. The Sentinels ensure that the Unknowns will never be alone again.

I was so moved by that, I don't even have the words.

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In 1921, the first soldier of the Tomb of the Unknowns was laid to rest. The memorial was filmed [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 OP

A while ago I had read about the push for a burial for an Tomconroy Nov 2021 #1

There actually was an unknown soldier from Vietnam interred at the Tomb. Aristus Nov 2021 #2

Thanks. Didn't know that. Tomconroy Nov 2021 #3

Here's the Wikipedia account: Aristus Nov 2021 #4

Just thinking about it, today they might even be able to ID Tomconroy Nov 2021 #5

I suppose that's possible. But I don't expect they will do it. Aristus Nov 2021 #6