Posted on 11/06/2021 11:32:39 PM PDT by blueplum
For the first time in decades, members of the public will be allowed to walk on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Plaza — an honor typically reserved for presidents.
"When we've seen the president in the past place the wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, that's the same location where the public will be able to place flowers at the tomb," Gerald Lowe, who coordinates major events at the cemetery, told CBS News' Catherine Herridge.
The area will be open to the public for the two-day event happening on November 9 and 10 at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. This Veteran's Day, November 11, marks the sacred site's 100th anniversary....
...After World War I, the remains of four unknown service members were exhumed from four American cemeteries in France.
"The U.S. Army went to extreme lengths to ensure that the unknown buried here in the tomb was truly one that could never be identified," the cemetery's historian Alison Finklestein said....
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
Exactly
“NO CIVILIAN SHOULD EVER BE ALLOWED TO WALK THE PATH.”
This lifelong civilian completely agrees!
I was raised to believe that the grave of any service members was special and the Tomb of the Unknowns is hallowed ground.
The Old Guard (3rd US Infantry Regiment) has remained on duty during hurricanes, Isabel and Sandy, and during cold sleet and snow. They do this out of duty and reverence.
Very doubtful the general public will show any reverence at all. They’ll be too busy taking selfies.
What could possibly go wrong ???
I see no good coming from this. Aside from the fact that it is ultimately disrespectful to the nation, I could see that there might be an opportunity for bad actors to commit vandalism.
Hoovervilles were later.
WW1 ended in 1918, so you are off by a few years
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