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Photo: In Hurricane Sandy, Soldier Guards Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- By Mark Micheli
- October 29, 2012
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U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Jose A. Torres Jr.
According to a Facebook page for the 3rd Infantry Regiment, soldiers continue to stand guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier despite the heavy rains and harsh winds of Hurricane Sandy:
The Sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier maintain their vigil even as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the Eastern Seaboard. The Old Guard has guarded the tomb every minute of every day since April 6, 1948. Today will be no exception.
NPR reported in 2011 that, despite Hurricane Irene, The Old Guard stood watch outside the tomb in Arlington National Cemetery.
Visit the US Army’s page for more information on the tomb.
See the photo taken earlier today below:
Caption from 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Facebook page:
Spc. Brett Hyde, Tomb Sentinel, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), keeps guard over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during Hurricane Sandy at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Oct. 29, 2012. Hyde lives by the Sentinel's Creed which in part says “Through the years of diligence and praise and the discomfort of the elements, I will walk my tour in humble reverence to the best of my ability”. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Jose A. Torres Jr.)
Mark Micheli is the Special Projects Editor of Government Executive, editor of Excellence in Government Online and former Program Manager of the Government Business Council. Prior to his current roles, he worked on national security and emergency management issues with the US Treasury Department. He’s worked as a political research analyst, a correspondent for the Des Moines Register at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland and is a graduate of the Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs. He studied at Drake University where he has degrees in Magazine Journalism, Political Science and History.
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