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    Default Arlington Cemetery

    It is an honor to pass this on to all of you. You may have seen it before, but we should never ever forget.



    Arlington Cemetery

    All of you who receive this have the "option" of forwarding this on. Some of us do not consider it an "option" but consider it an "honor" to share this information by forwarding this email every time we receive it. We're proud of our men and women who have served, who do serve, and who will serve no matter where they may be! Amen

    God Bless and keep them!

    ARLINGTON CEMETERY

    Jeopardy

    Question:


    On

    Jeopardy the other night, the final question was

    "How many steps does the guard take during his

    walk across the tomb of the Unknowns?"

    All three contestants missed it!


    This is really an awesome sight to watch if you've never had the chance.

    Fascinating. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier


    1. How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the

    tomb of the Unknowns and why?

    21 steps:

    It alludes to the twenty-one gun salute which is the

    highest honor given any


    military or foreign dignitary.

    2. How long does he hesitate after his about face to begin his return

    walk and why?


    21 seconds for the same

    reason as answer number 1.



    3. Why are his gloves wet?


    His gloves are moistened to prevent his losing his grip on the rifle.

    4. Does he carry his rifle on the same shoulder all the time

    and, if not, why not?

    He carries the rifle on the shoulder away from the tomb.

    After his march across the path, he executes an about face

    and moves the rifle to the outside shoulder.



    5. How often are the guards changed?


    Guards are changed every thirty minutes,

    twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year.

    6. What are the physical traits of the guard limited to?

    For aperson 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.


    They 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 or the tomb in any way.




    After 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.


    The 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.


    The 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

    ArlingtonNationalCemetery.

    A guard must memorize who they are and where

    they are interred. Among the notables are:


    President Taft,

    Joe Lewis {the boxer}

    Medal of Honor winner Audie L. Murphy, the most

    decorated soldier of WWII and of Hollywood fame.


    Every guard spends five hours a day getting his uniforms ready for guard duty.

    ETERNAL REST GRANT THEM O LORD AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.






    In 2003 as Hurricane Isabelle was

    approaching Washington,DC, our

    US Senate/House took 2 days

    off with anticipation of the storm. On the ABC

    evening news, it was reported that because of

    the dangers from the hurricane, the military

    members assigned the duty of guarding the Tomb

    of the Unknown Soldier were given permission

    to suspend the assignment. They respectfully declined the offer,

    "No way, Sir!”

    Soaked to the skin, marching in the

    pelting rain of a tropical storm, they said that

    guarding the Tomb was not just an assignment,






    it was the highest honor that can be afforded

    to a service person. The tomb has been patrolled

    continuously, 24/7, since 1930.




    God Bless and keep them.




    I'd be very proud if this email

    reached as many as possible. We can be very

    proud of our men and women

    in the service no matter where they serve.
























    GOD BLESS AMERICA

    THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE WHO KEEP IT THAT WAY!





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    Awesome post Sully! Thanks for sharing!

    I worked with a gentleman that did that duty while he was in the service. He is still proud to have served his two year duty at Arlington Cemetery guarding the Tomb of the Unknowns. He still takes his appearance seriously because of their attention to detail of their uniforms while they are serving there. They also serve at funerals at Arlington during their tour there... he has lots of stories about things that happened during funerals.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sully View Post
    It is an honor to pass this on to all of you. You may have seen it before, but we should never ever forget.



    Arlington Cemetery

    All of you who receive this have the "option" of forwarding this on. Some of us do not consider it an "option" but consider it an "honor" to share this information by forwarding this email every time we receive it. We're proud of our men and women who have served, who do serve, and who will serve no matter where they may be! Amen

    God Bless and keep them!

    ARLINGTON CEMETERY

    Jeopardy

    Question:


    On

    Jeopardy the other night, the final question was

    "How many steps does the guard take during his

    walk across the tomb of the Unknowns?"

    All three contestants missed it!


    This is really an awesome sight to watch if you've never had the chance.

    Fascinating. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier


    1. How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the

    tomb of the Unknowns and why?

    21 steps:

    It alludes to the twenty-one gun salute which is the

    highest honor given any


    military or foreign dignitary.

    2. How long does he hesitate after his about face to begin his return

    walk and why?


    21 seconds for the same

    reason as answer number 1.



    3. Why are his gloves wet?


    His gloves are moistened to prevent his losing his grip on the rifle.

    4. Does he carry his rifle on the same shoulder all the time

    and, if not, why not?

    He carries the rifle on the shoulder away from the tomb.

    After his march across the path, he executes an about face

    and moves the rifle to the outside shoulder.



    5. How often are the guards changed?


    Guards are changed every thirty minutes,

    twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year.

    6. What are the physical traits of the guard limited to?

    For aperson 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.


    They 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 or the tomb in any way.




    After 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.


    The 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.


    The 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

    ArlingtonNationalCemetery.

    A guard must memorize who they are and where

    they are interred. Among the notables are:


    President Taft,

    Joe Lewis {the boxer}

    Medal of Honor winner Audie L. Murphy, the most

    decorated soldier of WWII and of Hollywood fame.


    Every guard spends five hours a day getting his uniforms ready for guard duty.

    ETERNAL REST GRANT THEM O LORD AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.






    In 2003 as Hurricane Isabelle was

    approaching Washington,DC, our

    US Senate/House took 2 days

    off with anticipation of the storm. On the ABC

    evening news, it was reported that because of

    the dangers from the hurricane, the military

    members assigned the duty of guarding the Tomb

    of the Unknown Soldier were given permission

    to suspend the assignment. They respectfully declined the offer,

    "No way, Sir!”

    Soaked to the skin, marching in the

    pelting rain of a tropical storm, they said that

    guarding the Tomb was not just an assignment,






    it was the highest honor that can be afforded

    to a service person. The tomb has been patrolled

    continuously, 24/7, since 1930.




    God Bless and keep them.




    I'd be very proud if this email

    reached as many as possible. We can be very

    proud of our men and women

    in the service no matter where they serve.
























    GOD BLESS AMERICA

    THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE WHO KEEP IT THAT WAY!





    I hate to say it, but quite a few of the supposed restrictions on personal behavior listed above are BS. Specifically, things like no cursing for LIFE, no alcohol for the REST of their lives, no talking to anyone for 6 months, all off duty time is spent studying notable people interned there. I spent 30 years in the service and I'm here to tell you that no one would sign up for this duty if these were true. Someone just got a bit overzealous trying to portray them as super heroes. They are good and dedicated, but they are human.

    Bubba

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    Audie has no gold on his tombstone, per his request, as all MOH earners had that as a matter of course. Just another one of the guys, dogface, no better than anyone else, was his opinion. I respect that more than MacArthur or Eisenhower, or Patton, or any of them, east of Dallas his son runs his museum.

    My dad earned the right to be buried in Arlington, He said that on occasion, instead he lays with our relatives, in an old cow pasture, full of WWII guys, i met the guy who saved the ship captains when it was shot out from under them in the pacific, he an the old man were friends, hes in the same cemetery and so,s my uncle, killed in a B-17 crash

    Dad was a gunner 50 missions on a B-17, out of north Africa, two presidential citations, Hornets nest over Gerbani, and the second air raid on Polesti ball bearing factory after the Nazis had strengthened the place and the air force lost about 1/3 of their total air force that day.
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