- The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is guarded 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and in any weather by Tomb Guard sentinels.
- Fun Fact: Some of what they have to memorize are poems that reflect the solemnity and honor of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers.
- The Tomb of the Unknown Solider is considered the most hallowed grave at Arlington Cemetery, America’s most sacred military cemetery.
- It’s especially nice to see the Chinese, who are familiar with our customs and bow three times to the ground in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
- The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has been around nearly 100 years now. It was established by President Warren Harding.
- The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier lies within Washington Square, one of the five public parks drawn up by William Penn in his 1682 blueprint for Philadelphia.
- Although the remains of the soldier inside the tomb are unknown to the general population, some tombs are inscribed as “known but to God”.
- The efforts that culminated in Canada’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier began to take shape in early 1996 when some of the Legion’s senior leaders visited...
- Every hour on the hour the big attraction in the Alexander Garden is the Changing of the Guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin walls.
- The Tomb of the Unknown soldier is located in Syntagma Square in Athens by the Hellenic Parliament building.