100: Tomb Of Unknown

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia reached a milestone of being continuously guarded by Service Members for 100 years on March 25^th.

It also has an Unknown Soldier from World War 2 and the Korean War.

There was an Unknown Solider from the Vietnam War from 1984 until 1998 when the body was removed and Identified.

The Tomb was established in the wake of World War I, when an Unknown Soldier who died in the War was interred on Nov. 11, 1921, but did not have an assigned Military Guard until March 25, 1926.

It was only guarded during the day until July 1, 1937 when it became guarded 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year regardless of the weather.