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(Message started by: Big Dan on Nov 11^th, 2005, 5:10pm)

Title: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Post by Big Dan on Nov 11^th, 2005, 5:10pm

http://www.tombguard.org/histor.html

War has always taken our best and brightest when they are too young, with their entire life ahead of them. Families of fallen servicemen need to have closure. . . so they can move past their grief and loss. With the lethality of modern weapons, identifying the bodies of our warriors has been difficult in the past, and many times we cannot provide the families with positive identification. Their pain continues as they wonder about their loved one.

The unknown soldiers buried in the Plaza represent the missing and unknown service members for four different wars. Being buried at Arlington gives these families a place to grieve and pray. We stand watch over their graves in humble reverence, ensuring they rest in peace. These Americans have not only given their lives, but their identities for our freedom and way of life.

http://images.dpchallenge.com/images_challenge/113/27388.jpg
http://www.williamsstudiogallery.com/DC15_14TombGuardB.jpg

-Big Dan

Title: Re: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Post by echo on Nov 11^th, 2005, 5:16pm

Thanks Dan.

Title: Re: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Post by catlind on Nov 11^th, 2005, 5:21pm

http://webpages.charter.net/bedub/time.wmv

Forgive me, I'm going to post this everywhere so EVERYONE sees it.

Cat

Title: Re: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Post by Charlie on Nov 11^th, 2005, 5:21pm

It's one place in Washington I've never seen. I haven't been there since 1958 however.

Thanks Dan.

Charlie

Title: Re: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Post by Kris_in_SJ on Nov 11^th, 2005, 8:29pm

Thank you, Dan

All of us need a reminder every now and then. I hope to see it one day.

Kris

Title: Re: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Post by byoung111 on Nov 11^th, 2005, 10:53pm

I was in DC for the first time several year ago. I went to the Vietnam Memorial, found my uncles name on it and made a charcoal impression of it for my father. We then went to Arlington Cemetery. It's definitely a place of honor and respect. The feelings are indescribeable.

Brian

Title: Re: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Post by minnie on Nov 11^th, 2005, 11:12pm

Written by Jeremy Spillman and Dave Turnbull.
artist -Trace Atkins
Title ---Arlington

I never thought that this is where I'd settle down.
I thought I'd die an old man back in my hometown.
They gave me this plot of land,
Me and some other men, for a job well done.

There's a big White House sits on a hill just up the road.
The man inside, he cried the day they brought me home.
They folded up a flag and told my Mom and Dad:
"We're proud of your son."

And I'm proud to be on this peaceful piece of property.
I'm on sacred ground and I'm in the best of company.
I'm thankful for those thankful for the things I've done.
I can rest in peace;
I'm one of the chosen ones:
I made it to Arlington.

I remember Daddy brought me here when I was eight.
We searched all day to find out where my grand-dad lay.
And when we finally found that cross,
He said: "Son, this is what it cost to keep us free."

Now here I am, a thousand stones away from him.
He recognized me on the first day I came in.
And it gave me a chill when he clicked his heels,
And saluted me.

And I'm proud to be on this peaceful piece of property.
I'm on sacred ground and I'm in the best of company.
I'm thankful for those thankful for the things I've done.
I can rest in peace;
I'm one of the chosen ones:
I made it to Arlington.

And everytime I hear twenty-one guns,
I know they brought another hero home to us.

And I'm proud to be on this peaceful piece of property.
I'm on sacred ground and I'm in the best of company.
We're thankful for those thankful for the things we've done.
We can rest in peace;
'Cause we are the chosen ones:
We made it to Arlington.

Yeah, dust to dust,
Don't cry for us:
We made it to Arlington.

Title: Re: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Post by Highlander on Nov 12^th, 2005, 7:24am

on 11/11/05 at 17:21:22, catlind wrote:

http://webpages.charter.net/bedub/time.wmv

Forgive me, I'm going to post this everywhere so EVERYONE sees it.

Cat

Thankyou! the video is SO moving!

Title: Re: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Post by TomM on Nov 12^th, 2005, 8:36am

Arlington and Tomb of the Unknown are hallow grounds. I don't get there enough. If you have a chance to go to DC, take the time to go to watch the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown. It's serene, amazing, and beautiful. It is a place of respect for the fallen but also for those who serve to protect and watch over them [us] 24-7-365. Traditions of the military, like this, are amazing.
TomM :'( <===tears of pride and thanks.

Title: Re: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Post by Jill on Nov 12^th, 2005, 7:01pm

I just wanted to say thanks Dan for writing this post! It seems, sometimes, that people forget about those that have served our country over the years... those that are living and those that have passed.

Arlington is such a wonderful place and the tomb of the unknown soldier is awesome. We placed my dad in the Collabarium (cant spell that) about a year ago - he was in the navy for twenty years and served in Vietnam, the Gulf war, Desert Storm Desert Shield and so forth... I am proud of him for his service, hope that he knows that.

Anyways, rambling now, we went to Arlington alot throughout that year and took lots of pictures. When I go home to visit my mom, I plan to go there again. Just to see so many stones and to see all of the names with my dad's at the Collabarium is.. I dont know. I cant explain that feeling - you read the names, see their ages and just sit by the waterfall and remember them. There is such sadness but also such pride there.. ya know?

So.. I just wanted to say thanks. It is so great to see posts where people remember those that served our country. And to remember, not just those that serve today, but those that have served throughout the years.. those that have passed on and those that live today.

Thank you
Jill

Title: Re: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Post by jon019 on Nov 12^th, 2005, 8:16pm

Thank you Dan, thank you all. Very moving posts.

Freedom is not free. To remember those who helped provide it is not only good, it is an absolute necessity.

My Mom told me many times of her Father getting up in the middle of the night and sitting in the living room to cry quietly with worry about his son in WWII (B-26 bomber pilot, 68 missions, Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross, made it back only to die in a racing plane).

Gramps was a tough guy, I never saw him cry, but the story has stuck with me. Went to many Memorial Day services with her, she never missed. Now I think of those and theirs who are in harms way and those who have been there. Will never forget.

Thanks again,

Jon

Title: Re: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Post by Big Dan on Nov 13^th, 2005, 12:09am

Couple more pictures...

... I've never been to DC, so I dunno if these are also at Arlington, but judging from the background, I'd say not.

All men and women in the armed forces serve to protect our nation and our freedom. Those at the Tomb, and the one in this picture, to me, should demand a little more respect (not at all meant to lower my thanks for ALL our armed forces, past and present).

These men died for all of us without anyone ever knowing who they were. There doesn't seem to be a way to thank someone that died for your nation without knowing who they are.

To immortilise them and place them at our nations capital for all Americans to see, and to be on constant guard against desicration and disrespect is as good as we can do.

Freedom is a light for which many men have died in darkness

:'(

http://www.udayton.edu/~csc/trenton/tomb%20of%20unknown%20soldier%202.JPG
http://www.udayton.edu/~csc/trenton/tomb%20of%20unknown%20soldier%201.JPG
Sorry for the pic sizes.

-Big Dan

Title: Re: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Post by Jimmy B. on Nov 13^th, 2005, 8:50am

on 11/13/05 at 00:09:41, Big Dan wrote:

Couple more pictures...

... I've never been to DC, so I dunno if these are also at Arlington, but judging from the background, I'd say not.

-Big Dan

Dan,

That Pic is from Washington's Square, in Philadelphia, Pa. (I think it's in Fairmount Park section of the city.)

http://www.jellesen.dk/webcrea/places/america/web/plm.html

"Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
In unmarked graves within Washington Square lies thousands of unknown soldiers of Washington's Army who died of wounds and sickness during the Revolutionary War. The independence and liberty you possess are the work of joint councils and joint efforts of common dangers, suffering and success. Beneath this stone rests a soldier of Washington's army who died to give you liberty."