The three others were buried in the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery. Younger chose the Unknown Soldier by placing a spray of white roses on one of the caskets. Younger, a decorated American soldier selected at random, chose the casket to be sent back home. They were placed in identical caskets and taken to the city hall in what was then known as Châlons-sur-Marne, France. "This Unknown would represent the nearly 2,000 unidentified American soldiers buried in Europe." Who Is Buried at the Tomb?įour sets of unknown remains were exhumed from the American cemeteries at Aisne-Marne, Meuse-Argonne, St. He "introduced legislation in December 1920 for an American unknown soldier to be interred in a new tomb," according to Arlington National Cemetery. Hamilton Fish Jr., a WWI veteran from New York. The Arlington National Cemetery said on its website that it does “anticipate holding another event in our lifetimes in which the public will be able to approach the Tomb in this manner.The push was spearheaded by U.S. The public will be able to lay a flower at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier between 9 a.m. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, an Army combat veteran, lined up to place a flower at the Tomb. On Tuesday morning, a crowd of people and families, including Sen. Tuesday’s start of the flower ceremony also included a smudging ceremony and a prayer led by Crow Nation. By the simple act of laying a flower, you are not only honoring the three unknowns buried here but all unknown or missing American service members who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation,” Tim Frank, the Arlington National Cemetery’s historian, said during Tuesday’s opening ceremony. “As you lay your flower, we at Arlington encourage you to reflect on the meaning of the Tomb. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has been a final resting place for three unknown US service members, beginning in 1921, but has also served as a symbolic grave for unidentified or unlocated American solders. “The next two days will truly be a historic and once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” she said Tuesday morning, kicking off the start of the Tomb’s two-day flower ceremony. People place flowers during a centennial commemoration event at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on November 9, 2021.
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