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Any Vet will tell you that being present at the Changing Of The Guard Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier is an honor. Heres a nice inside look at the Sentinels that gaurd the tomb. It is considered one of the highest honors to serve as a Sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Fewer than 20 percent of all volunteers are accepted for training and of those only a fraction pass training to become full-fledged Tomb Guards. This attrition rate has made the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Guard Identification Badge the second least-awarded decoration of the United States military (the first being the Astronaut Badge). The duties of the sentinels are not purely ceremonial. The Sentinels will confront people who cross the barriers at the tomb or who are disrespectful or loud. youtu.be/ose5Z3LajhE
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 17:59:52 +0000

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