24/7/365 The Tomb Remains Guarded

[ar guy]

Even during hurricanes

A lone Tomb Sentinel, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), walks his tour in humble reverence during Hurricane Irene in Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Aug 27. Members of The Old Guard have guarded the Tomb every second, of every day regardless of weather or holidays since April 6, 1948.

 

[af1 1982]

Is this the tomb of the Unknown Soldier outside DC?

 

[stoneyjax]

^^ Yeah Arlington National 

 

[sole vintage]

pretty cool. the last time i went you can see how worn-out floor is where the guard takes his paces

 

[hongcouver604]

What's inside the tomb?

Excuse my ignorance.

 

[k00laid]

Mad respect

 

[tootthatthang]

That picture 

 

[ar guy]

Nothing inside, it's just a monument.

 

[subywill]

Incredible.

 

[patrick bateman]

What's so incredible and cool about this? 

 

[gambit215]

Originally Posted by Patrick Bateman

What's so incredible and cool about this? 

How bad we waste our tax dollars

Making a Simp guard nothing regardless of the elements? Too Bad Obama would never grow some and get rid of this.................Matter of fact he would probably get impeached if he did that..

 

[dwyanewadeog]

tradition. you gotta respect tradition.

without tradition, myth, and heroes you have nothing.

 

[Bert.]

i never even knew about this.

 

[smoke ya later]

Originally Posted by Patrick Bateman

What's so incredible and cool about this? 

Sacrifice, so you can sit behind your computer and laugh about it.

 

[JLD1523]

Originally Posted by gambit215

Originally Posted by Patrick Bateman

What's so incredible and cool about this? 

How bad we waste our tax dollars

Making a Simp guard nothing regardless of the elements? Too Bad Obama would never grow some and get rid of this.................Matter of fact he would probably get impeached if he did that..

Not sure which is the dumber post.

 

[durantula]

The tomb of the unknowns "a monument dedicated to American service members who have died without their remains being identified."

 

[gambit215]

Originally Posted by DwyaneWadeOG

tradition. you gotta respect tradition.

without tradition, myth, and heroes you have nothing.

You have no idea of what country you live in................ You guys can drink all that Patriotic kool-aid all you want,  that fool marching in the rain praying to get struck by lightning.......

 

[b smooth 202]

stupid

 

[p0tat0 5alad]

looks like a character builder to me

 

[mecks]

Originally Posted by AR Guy

Nothing inside, it's just a monument.

not true. it holds unkown soldiers.

hence its name.

http://www.arlingtoncemet...omb_of_the_unknowns.html

 

[mecks]

there is a lot of ignorance in this thread.....

waste of tax dollars to honor dead soldiers that will never be identified or returned to their families for burial?

you realize those guards dont make large amounts of money.

 

[OneNightDan]

Seems cool, but there's must be something in there! 

They aren't going to gaurd something that long without there being something in there...

 

[Mark Antony]

*

 

[Mark Antony]

the last centurion.

 

[MPLS612]

Every second since 1948