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.

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.

After the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was placed in 1921, visitors used it as a picnic table and for taking pictures. Some couples were “excessively romantic” on it, a historian said.

On hallowed ground, a lone soldier stands on an open plaza. Twenty-one steps. Turn. He then faces the tomb for 21 seconds. Stands at attention, turns again, and pauses an additional 21 seconds ...

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, ...

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.

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

Hundreds will honor the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day. The ceremony includes a prelude from the United States Marine Corps band and a full honor wreath ...

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 ...