Concern over the lack of respect for the gravesite led Army Maj. Gen. Fox Conner to order an armed military guard on March 24 ...

Amid the peaceful and serene landscape of Arlington National Cemetery across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., the cadence from metal taps on the heels of soldiers marching in drill echoes off ...

U.S. Army Spc. 4th Class Michael “Mike” Vinson loved guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. From November 1980 to ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — A historic first happened at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider on Friday. The Tomb at Arlington National Cemetery has been guarded continuously for the past 84 years. The changing of ...

WASHINGTON — As a deep freeze took hold at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, precision in plunging temperatures remained remarkable, with the changing of the guard uninterrupted by the bitter blast.

ARLINGTON, Va. -- A soldier is getting praise for a display of resilience at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a Memorial Day event in the midst of a raging storm. The 3rd US Infantry Regiment, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To become a sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, Army soldiers must endure a ...

This video explores the history and significance of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery’s most iconic memorial. The white marble sarcophagus, completed in 1921, honors an ...

From left, Michelle White, with the Eyes of Freedom monument; Harry Deibler, a Navy corpsman who served in the Marine Corps’ Lima company; Marietta Army Reserve veteran Jared Smith; and Vienna Marine ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (LEX 18) — Four Kentucky veterans experienced one of the most sacred honors in American military tradition during their Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., when they were selected to lay ...

The general public will now be able to lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier for the first time in a century. On Thursday, Arlington National Cemetery announced that the public would get to ...