Tomb Guard Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Jay stood on Arlington National Cemetery’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Plaza and held up a ...

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier symbolizes those Americans who gave their lives in World War I, World War II and the Korean War in defense of the nation’s integrity, honor and tranquility.

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was dedicated that Nov. 11-then known as Armistice Day-by President Warren G. Harding, with the inscription: ...

Sergeant Aaron Lopez-Stoner, assigned to the Third U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), conducts his last walk at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, January 15, 2017.

Andrew Jay, a 1st Class Sergeant of the Guard who grew up in Salt Lake City, made his “last walk” as a Tomb Guard at the Tomb ...

Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery is among the highest honors a U.S. Servicemember can achieve.

As you read this column, a sentinel guards the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. And so, a sentinel has marched since the mid-1920s, before nearly all of us were born.

If political pressure led to a known soldier being buried in the Tomb of the Unknowns, it was her family’s determination that “helped us find Michael,” Blassie says.

William Zana, the only guard of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to reach the rank of general, took a final shift on his last day in the Army. At exactly 10 p.m. on the warm, ...

Twenty-four hours a day, a member of the Army's Old Guard stands watch over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. 7News recently learned there is just one woman currently serving in this prestigious role.

The only female sentinel guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery took her final walk Thursday afternoon. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:15:15 GMT (1749827715017) Story Infinite Scroll ...

In March 1926, soldiers from nearby Fort Myer were first assigned to guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The guards, present only during daylight hours, discouraged visitors from climbing or ...