Info on Tomb of Unknown Soldiers and their guards?
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Interesting facts about the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Sentinels of the Third United States Infantry Regiment "Old Guard" \n\n1. How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the tomb of the Unknowns and why? \n\n21 steps, it alludes to the 21 gun salute, which is the highest honor given any military or foreign dignitary. \n\n2. How long does he hesitate after his about face to begin his return walk and why? \n\n21 seconds for the same reason as answer number 1. \n\n3. Why are his gloves wet? \n\nHis gloves are moistened to prevent his losing his grip on the rifle. \n\n4. Does he carry his rifle on the same shoulder all the time, and if not, why not? \n\nNo, he carries the rifle on the shoulder away from the tomb. \n\nAfter his march across the path, he executes a! n about face, and moves the rifle to the outside shoulder. \n\n5. How often are the guards changed? \n\nGuards are changed every thirty minutes, twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year. \n\n6. What are the physical traits of the guard limited to? \n\nFor a person to apply for guard duty at the tomb, he must be between 5' 10" and 6' 2" tall and his waist size cannot exceed 30." \n\nOther requirements of the Guard: \n\nThey must commit 2 years of life to guard the tomb, live in a barracks under the tomb, and cannot drink any alcohol on or off duty FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. They cannot swear in public FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES and cannot disgrace the uniform {fighting} or the tomb in any way. \n\nAfter TWO YEARS, the guard is given a wreath pin that is worn on their lapel signifying they served as guard of the tomb. There are only 400 presently worn. The guard must obey these rules for the rest of their lives or give up the wreath pin. \n\nThe shoes are specially made with very thick soles to keep the heat and cold from their feet. There are metal heel plates that extend to the top of the shoe in order to make the loud click as they come to a halt. There are no wrinkles, folds or lint on the uniform. Guards dress for duty in front of a full-length mirror. \n\nThe first SIX MONTHS of duty a guard cannot talk to anyone, nor watch TV. All off duty time is spent studying the 175 notable people laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery. A guard must memorize who they are and where they are interred. Among the notables are: President Taft, Joe E. Lewis {the boxer} and Medal of Honor winner Audie Murphy, {the most decorated soldier of WWII} of Hollywood fame. Every guard spends FIVE HOURS A DAY getting his uniforms ready for guard duty. \n\nMore Interesting facts about the Tomb of the Unknowns itself: \n\nThe marble for the Tomb of the Unknowns was furnished by the Vermont Marble Company of Danb! y, Vt. The marble is the finest and whitest of American marble, quarried from the Yule Marble Quarry located near Marble, Colorado and is called Yule Marble. The Marble for the Lincoln memorial and other famous buildings was also quarried there. \n\nAmphitheater is inscribed: HERE RESTS IN HONORED GLORY AN AMERICAN SOLDIER KNOWN BUT TO GOD \n\nInteresting Commentary) \n\nSome people think that when the Cemetery is closed to the public in the evening that this show stops. First, to the men who are dedicated to this work, it is no show. It is a "charge of honor." The formality and precision continues uninterrupted all night. During the nighttime, the drill of relief and the measured step of the on duty sentry remain unchanged from the daylight hours. To these men, these special men, the continuity of this post is the key to the honor and respect shown to these honored dead, symbolic of all American unaccounted for American combat dead. The steady rhythmic step in rain, sleet, snow, hail, heat, cold, must be uninterrupted. Uninterrupted is the important part of the honor shown. \n\nRecently, while you were sleeping, the teeth of hurricane Isabel came through this area and tore hell out of everything. We had thousand
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I found these sites to be very insightful.\n\nhttp://www.britannia.com/history/h12.html\n\nhttp://www.kingarthursknights.com/\n\nhttp://legends.dm.net/kingarthur/\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Arthur\n\nHope this satifies your interest.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luray_Caverns
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I think you are talking about the re burials?\n\nhttp://starbulletin.com/2005/12/27/news/story02.html
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you could try \nwww.armedguard.com.\nor www.vererans-agency.mod.uk\nthey have allsorts of odd info
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Are you sure they knew nothing of it?  Also, are you sure that the Pharisees knew that he would rise from the dead?  Otherwise, why would they put guards at the tomb if they thought he would really rise.  I think the Pharisees thought someone would remove him from the tomb.  And I think his disciples didn't really know what "rise" meant.
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Nobody is "buried" in any Tomb as they are intombed above ground, Remember the riddle Who is buried in Grant's Tomb? Answer; No one
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Yeah, I know of atleast 4 Americans, "contractors" in Um Qasr, besides British troops. 212 Muradiyah Jid, 23.32 is their building, you can meet them there.  Good luck.
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It was emperor Qin. His tomb is actually about a mile away from the terra cotta warriors and archaeologists have just discovered his tomb, but haven't opened it yet. The warriors are amazing. There's actually three excavation pits. The main one is the first one when you enter the gates. You enter the doors and it's just massive. It's like a giant football field and there they are. It is surreal and majestic at the same time because you see them in books and on television, but to actually see it in real life is a once in a lifetime experience. In the parking lot of the park, there's actually a huge statue of Qin.
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I'm not sure of where Humble is. Our family is from a very small town in the Hill Country. Mom-in-law has shown us lots of different grave sites outside the traditional cemetery. Some are her distant relatives. She says that long ago, before the traditional cemetery's, people would bury their deceased family members on their property. Are the headstones legible? Take a piece of paper, place it flat over the headstone and rub a crayon or pencil over it. If the name is legible, take it to city hall or chamber of commerce, they may be able to trace the property owners. Even if you cannot read the headstones, you should report this to the authorities. Someone out there may be wondering where some family is buried. Also they used to bury people who died while traveling. We have one headstone there and all it says on it is "MEXICAN", no name at all. Do the right thing, and let someone know about your find.
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You should visit Arlington Cemetery, nothing brings home how many have fallen in battle as a visit there.  So many acres of headstones, all those men that died so I can live free, hell it almost makes my eyes moist.\n\nI will have a couple cold ones for those who\nare no longer with us.  And never forget them.
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yes, it was an unknown soldier buried there, but like three years ago they exumed his body and did a dna test to verify the identity of the body, it is both a literal and symbolic burial, that soldier signified all of the unknown and missing soldiers that fought for our country
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Such an event was not published in the press, see link 1.\n\nPossibility: phone the cemetery directly, see link 2.
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Which country?\n\nThe U.S. tomb has one from World War I.  He is entombed, not buried.  There are two other bodes buried in auxilliary graves from World War II and Korea.\n\nThe Vietnam representative was exhumed after DNA testing proved his identity.  With the advent of DNA technology it is unlikely that we will ever put another soldier in an auxilliary tomb.\n\nFrance has one World War I soldier buried in it's grave under the Arc de Triomphe.  The grave features an eternal flame.\n\nBrittain has a World War I soldier buried in Westminster Abbey.
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http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/ancient-egyptian-pharaohs.html
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No I haven't-wanna give me a summary??  Sounds interesting.  Is it based on the new Dead Sea Scrolls they found??
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Unfortunatly with the military on a tight lock down they have shut down alot of websites but you can try geneology websites and look under old military records. you should be able to find it. Good Luck on your search.