For the first time, people were allowed to walk across a part of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier usually reserved for dignitaries and sentinels
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier plaza, at Virginia's Arlington National Cemetery, is usually reserved for dignitaries and sentinels. But as the memorial turns 100 this week, it opened to the public for the first time, and people lined up to visit.Visitors including military families and service members moved solemnly across the plaza on Tuesday and Wednesday.Alex Brandon/Press Pool
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was dedicated three years after World War I ended, when a funeral was held for the site’s first unknown soldier on Nov. 11, 1921. President Warren Harding stood beside the casket.The remains were chosen by Army Sgt. Edward Younger, a decorated World War I veteran, from among four caskets transported from cemeteries in France, including the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, pictured, according to Arlington National Cemetery.The U.S.
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