KEIB: For the first time in nearly 100 years, members of the public will be allowed to walk across the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier plaza and lay flowers to honor the unidentified soldiers who gave their lives in service to the nation.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has been the final resting place for three unidentified soldiers who lost their lives during World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. The monument has come to stand as a symbol for all of the missing and unidentified soldiers, with millions of people from all over the world coming to pay their respects and honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
The Tomb has been guarded by soldiers 24/7 since 1937, and in 1948, the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as “The Old Guard,” was tasked with keeping a permanent presence at the monument. From October 1 through March 31, there is a special ceremony every hour marking the changing of the guards. From April 1 through September 30, the guards change every 30 minutes. read more
Wanna bet the guards are instructed to ignore “demonstrators” urinating on the grave?
Here comes the bouquets of red paint from the left.
Here we go.
The site will be filled with woke crap.
It’s probably what Lloyd and Milley want.
I disapprove.
This will violate the solemnity of the tomb.
Leave it alone.
I don’t like this decision, but it better be flowers only. It will piss me off to no end if there are faggy rainbow colors, BLM, or antifa crap tossed into the mix.
It is one of the most sacred sites in America! Leave it that way!
This is disgusting. My friend’s brother was one of the “The Old Guard” back in the 70s. He was very particular with all the solemness of the job, how people treat the flag and any desecration would be dealt with immediately. Even the public was dressed down for not taking the even seriously.
The number of steps are set, the movements they make are set and the time it takes to pace is set. I can see a free-for-all that the left will encourage and the soldiers will not be able to do a thing about it.
Poor John. He’s career Army but I bet this will make him retire.
God bless any true patriot still left in the military. I feel for you.
I spent a full day at Arlington National Cemetery in May 1992 while in Washington DC for the National Day of Prayer. I also went to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers during the changing of the guards. It was a very solemn ceremony and should be kept as such. Both Arlington and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers are hallowed ground. I was far more impressed with Arlington than I was with the Vietnam Memorial and I’m a late Vietnam War era veteran 1974 & 75. The day I spent there in Arlington I was by myself for the most part just walking thru all the graves and memorials and in a somber awe of all those who have sacrificed so much for this country, it was a very good day. it is true that Some gave all and all gave some, my 3 years in the Navy was well worth it and I’d do all over it again if I was much younger.
Desecration (noun):
1. The act of treating something sacred or solemn in a sacrilegious or disrespectful way.
2. the act of ruining or violating something revered or greatly valued.
I will be shocked to my bones if “The Old Guard” doesn’t immediately take aggressive action against anyone acting in a disrespectful manner in the vicinity of the tomb. Members of the “normal” public will be in attendance and I would expect any service man presence to come down hard on anyone showing disrespect. Deface the tomb and you should be beaten so severely by patriots that you are affected for the rest of your life – if you survive.
Amen Cherrybark, you don’t want to mess with American veterans. Most of us still uphold the sacred oath we swore to the protection of this country against all enemies both foreign and domestic when we enlisted no matter how long ago that was.