Tomb of Unknown Soldier, Arlington, VA, Washington Monument
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| TOMB OF UNKNOWN SOLDIER, ARLINGTON, VA. In a beautiful marble sarcophagus directly in front of the Memorial Amphitheatre at Arlington, Va., is the tomb of America's Unknown soldier boy, overlooking the Capital of the Nation he died to save. In the distance may be seen the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, U. S. Capitol and Library of Congress. "The name of him whose body lies before us took flight with his imperishable soul. We know not whence he came, but only that his death marks him with the ever-lasting glory of an American dying for his country. "We do not know the eminence of his birth, but we do know the glory of his death. He died for his country, and great-er devotion hath no man than this. He died unquestioning, uncomplaining, with faith in his heart and hope on his lips that his country should triumph and its civili-zation survive." President Harding. |
