The Unknown Soldier

The Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier was right after World War One ended. In World War One many soldiers were killed throughout the war. Many Americans were brought home from the battlefields of Europe. Some could not be returned because there remains could not be identified. Determined by all the allies that unknown soldiers should be honored as a symbol of all brave soldiers who died during the time of the war (ashabranner 51). The American’s decided to choose an American Unknown to be buried in Arlington from World War One. Since most of American fighting took place over in France there are 4 american cemeteries there (Ashabranner 51). They chose 4 coffins, 1 from each of the 4 cemeteries, from there 1 would be chosen for the 1 unknown from World War One (Ashabranner 51). On …show more content…
A voice seemed to say This is one of your pals”. The unknown soldier that he picked was brought to the United States on a ship that was named the Olympia (Ashabranner 53). On November 11,1921 the unknown from World War One was taken to Arlington National Cemetery for burial. A huge white marble sarcophagus for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War One was added in 1932 (Ashabranner 55). A similar selection process was followed to choose the unknowns from the Korean War, World War Two, and the Vietnam War. The exact locations was, to the left of World War One is the unknown from the Korean War. To the right of the World War One unknown soldier is the World War Two unknown soldier, and centered between them is the unknown soldier from the Vietnam War. The 4 unknown soldiers that was selected to be the unknown soldiers at Arlington represents all the American unknowns who died in the battle. The inscription on the marble sarcophagus reads “HERE RESTS IN HONORED GLORY AN AMERICAN SOLDIER KNOWN BUT ONLY TO GOD.” (ashabranner 58). The remains of a Vietnam unknown was buried at an Arlington Tomb of the Unknowns close to the year of