Tomb of the Unknown Solider: Obama lays wreath in ceremony honoring US troops

In Washington with the Company E honor guard, soldiers were assigned to three reliefs at the tomb, on 24-hour guard duty. Their uniforms and shoes had to be perfect. “Your day was extremely busy,” he said. He'd arrive at 6 am, with a schedule made up

First African American to Guard 'Tomb of the Unknown Soldier – WJW By Bliss Davis Fred Moore is the first African American to guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetary in Washington, D.C.Hear

7, 2012 The scene is iconic and always unforgettable: the President laying the wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It is a symbolic gesture filled with dignity, solemnity and, yes hope: hope that our casualties of war will someday dwindle to

We visited the WWII Memorial first, and then went on to see the Korean War memorial, the Women in War Memorial, the Vietnam Memorial, the Iwo Jima memorial, the Air Force Memorial and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is

First African American to Guard 'Tomb of the Unknown Soldier – WJW By Bliss Davis Fred Moore is the first African American to guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetary in Washington, D.C.Hear