THE VICTORIA CROSS AWARDED TO THE 'UNITED STATES UNKNOWN WARRIOR' IN ARLINGTON CEMETERY, VIRGINIA |
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11 October 2015 |
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The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery stands atop a hill overlooking Washington D.C. On 4 March 1921, Congress approved the burial of an unidentified American soldier from World War I in the plaza of the new Memorial Amphitheater. The Tomb sarcophagus was placed above the grave of the Unknown Soldier of World War I. To the West of the World War I Unknown are the crypts of the 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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US & foreign decorations bestowed on the US Unknown Soldier,
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The images above were supplied courtesy Bill Mullin, the well known Canadian researcher into the award of the US Medal of Honor and the Victoria Cross. |
Iain Stewart, 11 October 2015