ARLINGTON, Va. — March 25, 2026, marked 100 years of U.S. Army Soldiers guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. To commemorate this milestone, a wreath-laying ceremony ...
A tomb guard from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment walks the mat in the rain at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. (Elizabeth Fraser/Army/Arlington National ...
The sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier keep a permanent watch on the tomb, although dangerous weather conditions have occasionally required them to relocate. The United States military doesn ...
For over 100 years, Arlington National Cemetery has been the site of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, but it hasn't always been guarded - or revered. Following the soldier's 1921 internment, the ...