#tomboftheunknownsoldier

[fordlibrarymuseum]

Let us dedicate ourselves today, and every day, to honoring those valiant Americans who died in service to their country. Let us gain strength from their sacrifice and devote ourselves to the peaceful pursuits which freedom allows and progress demands. 

With faith in ourselves, future Memorial Days will find us still united in our purpose. Let us join together in working toward the greatest memorial we can construct for those who lay down their lives for us — a peace so durable that there will be no need for further sacrifices.

– President Ford’s proclamation “Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, May 26, 1975″

Image: President Gerald R. Ford Placing a Wreath at the Base of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on Memorial Day, 5/26/1975

[pellew26warspitedivision]

Least We Forget #remembranceday #armistice #flandersfields #tomboftheunknownsoldier https://www.instagram.com/p/B4iOJ1dFqI8/?igshid=1r1jg7ach7zb4

[parisfind]

Scenes from the daily veterans ceremony at the tomb of the unknown beneath the Arc de Triomphe in #Paris #tomboftheunknownsoldier #veterans #IgersParis #parisien #parisienne #parisphoto #parisjetaime #pariscartepostale #parisbynight #parislife #parisienlife #parisart #parisphotographer #parismonamour #parismaville #parisgram #parislove #pariscity #villedeParis #Instaparis #Iloveparis #parisfind (at Arc de Triomphe) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqMe0G3ns9E/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cp3rb7tbkjeh

[sentinelchicken]

Some of the 22 military figures on the Canadian National War Memorial which sits above the Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Confederation Square across the street from the Parliament in Ottawa. Among them is a pilot and mechanic to represent the Royal Canadian Air Force, a sailor from the Royal Canadian Navy, two nurses from the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, and even two to represent the Royal Canadian Engineers and Royal Canadian Forestry Corps. #NationalWarMemorial #ConfederationSquare #TomboftheUnknownSoldier #VeteransDay #ArmisticeDay #History #HistoryGeek #Ottawa #Canada #architecture #sculpture #CanadianArmedForces #ForcesArmees #CanadianArmy #RCN #RoyalCanadianNavy #RCAF #RoyalCanadianAirForce #WorldWarOne #WW1 #WWI (at Confederation Square) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqDexmBFSEG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ydyige0xb330

[chocolategardenerdaze]

Happy Memorial Day remembering those that made the ultimate sacrifice so we can live free and the families of the unknown soldiers #tomboftheunknownsoldier #arlingtonnationalcemetery (at Arlington National Cemetery ~ Tomb of the Unknown) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeL-sr6Fkr1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[melitadala]

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You can start a family who will always show you love You don't have to be sorry for doing it on your own

[eugenelacroix]

Reposted from @johnvlahakisphotography midnight sentry #tomboftheunknownsoldier #athensgreece #athens #ig_street #ig_greece #ig_travel #ig_bnw #incredible_bnw #bnwmood #bnw_captures #monochrome #bnw_drama #blackandwhitephotography #globalcapture #throughthelens #photographerlife #streetphotography #njphotographer #travelgreece#eugenelacroix1 @eugenelacroix1 #photography https://www.instagram.com/p/CbPqV1yIFSB/?utm_medium=tumblr

[zimmtv]

Arlington National Cemetery: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. We got there right as the “changing of the guard ceremony” was starting. Really moving. #washingtondc #arlingtonnationalcemetery #tomboftheunknownsoldier #cemetery #tomb #somber #reverence #moving @fox2now (at Arlington National Cemetery) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoebtZTnLjV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1pz1tozsi37rw

[mikepowernyc]

100 years ago, the United States chose to commemorate a different kind of soldier. Not the hero whose exploits were known and witnessed and reported. Not the child whose parents kept a photo on their of the soldier they would never see alive again. Instead, the place of honor in Arlington National Cemetery would go to the soldier that nobody knew. In America’s Civil War, 750,000 soldiers were killed and it is estimated that half of the dead were not identified. In the first World War, about a half-century later, the machinery of killing was more sophisticated, and 20 million people lost their lives. Repatriating so many dead bodies to their country of origin was, to say the least, unfeasible. Great Britain repatriated one, unknown, soldier and buried him on November 11, 1910, in Westminster Abbey. On the same day, France buried its unknown soldier at the base of the Arc de Triomphe. The American government guaranteed any family who lost a soldier that they would repatriate the body. On November 11, 1921, one hundred years ago today, the body of one American soldier, who had been exhumed from a grave in France, was given a state funeral ceremony, including a procession through Washington DC and across the Potomac, was awarded the Medal of Honor, and became the first to be interred in the tomb of the unknown soldier. In November of 1967, navy brat Jim Morrison paid a visit to the tomb of the unknown soldier while his band, The Doors, were in Washington DC for a show. He wrote a song, inspired by that visit. . Follow link in bio to see film of the first burial at the tomb and the official video for the song. . #veteransday #unknownsoldier #tomboftheunknownsoldier #doors #jimmorrison (at Arlington National Cemetery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWIyu79F8e4/?utm_medium=tumblr

[propicsmedia]

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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier #tomboftheunknownsoldier #visitottawa #memorial #veterans #dnd #armedforces #Canada (at Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVG_dN4pCiK/?utm_medium=tumblr

[drfunbags]

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Visited @arlingtonnatl and watched the changing of the guard in the pouring rain. ❤️ #tomboftheunknownsoldier #arlingtonnationalcemetery #vacation #americanhistory #washingtondc (at Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTGFQ_QHrR0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[drewdevine-blog1]

Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I. - Arc de Triomphe Paris, France. . . . #instaphoto #travel #instatravel #travelgram #passportready #wanderlust #ilovetravel #instatravelling #postcardsfromtheworld #travelling #traveltheworld #travelpics #blackandwhite #travelphoto #nikon #travelphotography #blackandwhitephotography #paris #iloveparis #longexposure #france #blackandwhitephoto #cityoflights #bnwphotography #landmark #tomboftheunknownsoldier #bw_phototrip #history #visitparis #arcdetriomphe

[allthebiscuitsingeorgia]

Silence. #arlingtonnationalcemetery #tomboftheunknownsoldier #oldguard (at Arlington National Cemetery)

[sentinelchicken]

With today marking the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that ended the First World War, I thought it worth sharing this photo I took back in 2014 in Ottawa of the Canadian National War Memorial and before it flanked by two sentries, the Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The sentries do 1 hour watches from 9am-5pm and are from the Canadian Ceremonial Guard, the same unit that provides personnel for the Changing of the Guard at the Canadian Parliament (you can see part of the Parliament building on the left side of my photo). The Ceremonial Guard are from the different branches of the Canadian Armed Forces. The remains of the Unknown Soldier are from the Battle of Vimy Ridge in France during the First World War- Vimy Ridge is of significant historial significance for Canada as it was the first time four Canadian Army divisions made up of troops from all over Canada, fought successfully as a cohesive formation. From a military standpoint, the Canadian victory at Vimy Ridge is sort of watershed moment for Canada's arrival on the world stage. Since Vimy Ridge, as a nation, Canada punches well above their fighting weight, so to speak. During the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day, one of the five beaches assaulted was the responsibility of the Canadian Army- Juno Beach. Utah and Omaha Beaches were assigned to the US Army, Gold and Sword Beaches were assigned to the British Army. At the end of the Second World War, of the victorious Allied powers, the Canadians had the fourth largest armed forces in the world after the United States, Soviet Union, and Great Britain. On Veterans Day, it's important to commemorate not just the sacrifice and achievements of the US armed services in history, but also that of allied nations like Canada that have fought alongside our forces towards common goals. Since the Battle of Vimy Ridge, over 115,000 Canadians have given their lives in battle, many in battles alongside American forces. #NationalWarMemorial #ConfederationSquare #TomboftheUnknownSoldier #VeteransDay #ArmisticeDay #History #HistoryGeek #Ottawa #Canada #architecture #sculpture #CanadianArmedForces #ForcesArmees #CanadianArmy #RCN #RoyalCanadianNavy #RCAF #RoyalCan (at National War Memorial) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqDefHQF64P/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=j479i1730nky

[tiffychele]

The changing of the guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery . . . #canon #5dmkiii #5dmarkiii #portrait #portraitphotography #portraiture #makeportraits #photography #photographer #fineart #art #artist #fieldtrip #documentary #documentaryphotography #slay #creativecloud #photoshopcc #teamcanon #canonshooter #dcbound #clemson #tomboftheunknownsoldier #arlingtonnationalcemetary #virginia #instagram #bus2rocks #yeahthatgreenville (at Tomb of the Unknowns)

[wpxitonyruffolo]

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - #arlington #arlingtonnationalcemetery #tomboftheunknownsoldier #photooftheday #explore #exploremore #exploreeverything #justgoshoot #sony #sonya6000 #sonyimages #sonyalpha #rsa_photo_of_the_day #royalsnappingartists #theamericancollective (at Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier)