![]() The smoke clears and eyes dry as the Unknown Soldier from World War I is laid to rest the first unknown soldier to be officially honored in this manner in American history.Īlso read: Here's what it takes to guard the 'Tomb of the Unknown Soldier' A bugler plays taps and, with the final note, comes a 21 gun salute. As the casket settles on its final resting place in the tomb, upon a thin layer of French soil, three salvos are fired. In attendance is President Calvin Coolidge, former President Woodrow Wilson, Supreme Court Justice (as well as former President) William Howard Taft, Chief Plenty Coups, and hundreds of dedicated United States servicemen. Dignitaries stand silently on the third anniversary of the ending of World War I, watching as a single white casket is lowered into a marbled tomb. It is a brisk day at Arlington National Cemetery. ![]() It's Armistice Day, November 11th, in the nation's capital.
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