Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

by Don Struke

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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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Don Struke

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Photograph - Photography

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I took this photo after attending a funeral for a Navy officer at Arlington National Cemetery. The Tomb of the Unknown is the small white structure at the top of the steps. Rising behind it is the Memorial Amphitheater, dedicated in 1920. On it is inscribed "DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI," a quote from Horace's Ode III, 2, 13, "It is sweet and fitting to die for one's country."

From the Cemetery's Web site: "The Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., is also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and has never been officially named. The Tomb of the Unknowns stands atop a hill overlooking Washington, D.C. On March 4, 1921, Congress approved the burial of an unidentified American soldier from World War I in the plaza of the new Memorial Amphitheater. The white marble sarcophagus has a flat-faced form and is relieved at the corners and along the sides by neo-classic pilasters, or columns, set into the surface. Sculpted into the east panel which faces Washington, D.C., are three Greek figures representing Peace, Victory, and Valor. The Tomb sarcophagus was placed above the grave of the Unknown Soldier of World War I. West of the World War I Unknown are the crypts of unknowns from World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Those three graves are marked with white marble slabs flush with the plaza." Read much more at http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/index.htm

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June 20th, 2011

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