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How do They Decide Who Gets to Guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier? (2018x147)

Udgivelsesdato: Jun 02, 2018

Check my other channel Biographics! https://www.you→→Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut?sub_confirmation=1 Never run out of things to say at the water cooler with TodayIFoundOut! Brand new videos 7 days a week! More from TodayIFoundOut Why Do People Tell Actors to Break a Leg? https://youtu.be/9JZMvEZTIuY?list=PLR0XuDegDqP0GESJ0DgpgTcThLJVEbFs8 Why Aren't There Many Female Commercial Pilots? https://youtu.be/zWU4Ev7Qia0?list=PLR0XuDegDqP0GESJ0DgpgTcThLJVEbFs8 In this video: Since 1937, the Tomb of the Unknowns has famously never once been left unattended with there always being at least one guard present to keep vigil. The highly coveted position of Tomb Sentinel is only meted out to truly exceptional soldiers, all of whom must prove their dedication and mettle through a series of grueling and somewhat unusual tests. Want the text version?: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2015/06/standing-hurricane-insane-dedication-watch-tomb-unknowns/ Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmkatPVRcsA http://wamu.org/news/13/04/11/how_not_to_get_yelled_at_while_visiting_the_tomb_of_the_unknowns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ose5Z3LajhE http://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2014/11/11/a-day-with-the-sentinels-the-elite-guards-of-the-tomb-of-the-unknowns/ http://www.oldguard.mdw.army.mil/specialty-platoons/tomb-of-the-unknown http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sentinels-guard-tomb-unknowns-clock/story?id=17666504&singlePage=true http://www.army.mil/article/38013/ http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Explore-the-Cemetery/Changing-of-the-Guard https://tombguard.org/tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier/the-tomb-guard/ http://www.freetoursbyfoot.com/guarding-the-tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier/ Image Credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/37052879026 https://media.defense.gov/2011/Mar/16/2000276334/-1/-1/0/110315-A-5947G-015.JPG http://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/128588/