Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery 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 six wreaths, three sculpted on each side, represent the six major campaigns of World War I. Inscribed on the back of the Tomb are the words:
Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God
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.
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Chaplain (Colonel) Freeman Mashburn and his wife, Colleen, are buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
The International Pentecostal Holiness Church has had only one military chaplain to be killed. That chaplain was Chaplain, Colonel Thomas Eugene Myers, United States Air Force. He was killed while on active duty in a military transport aircraft over Manila, Philippines in April 1964.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery 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 six wreaths, three sculpted on each side, represent the six major campaigns of World War I. Inscribed on the back of the Tomb are the words:
Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God
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.
I have prepared for you a video that was sent to me of the Unknown Soldier. Here us the hyperlink for you to watch this moving video. Click Here to see it.
Chaplain (Colonel) Freeman Mashburn and his wife, Colleen, are buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
The International Pentecostal Holiness Church has had only one military chaplain to be killed. That chaplain was Chaplain, Colonel Thomas Eugene Myers, United States Air Force. He was killed while on active duty in a military transport aircraft over Manila, Philippines in April 1964.