permafrost Loc: Minnesota

good morning joe, If you have on hands knowledge, I accept it. depressing as it is..

BTW,,,what/where is the Olde Guard??

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

A great movie from 1987 is 'Garden of Stone.' The Garden of Stone is Arlington National Cemetery, with its flowers the tombstones marking the graves of the nation's heroes. The garden is tended by the Olde Guard, an elite Army unit led by decorated veterans.

It has an all-star cast including James Caan, James Earl Jones and Angelica Huston.

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

Sounds like a good one that I missed.. and more missed information on the Olde Guard..

good to know..

bggamers Loc: georgia

Thanks perm I didnt know any of this thanks for posting it

Louie27 Loc: Peoria, AZ

These men are the best of the best. Thank God for their service.

badbobby Loc: texas

[quote=permafrost]Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

1. How many steps does the guard take during his
walk across the tomb of the Unknowns and why?

21 steps. It alludes to the twenty-one gun salute, which is the
highest honor given any military or foreign dignitary.

2. How long does he hesitate after his about face to begin
hisreturn walk and why?

21 seconds for the same reason as answer number 1

3. Why are his gloves wet?

His gloves are moistened to prevent his losing his grip on the rifle.

4. Does he carry his rifle on the same shoulder all the time and if not, why not?

He carries the rifle on the shoulder away from the tomb.
After his march across the path, he executes an about face
and moves the rifle to the outside shoulder.

5. How often are the guards changed?

Guards are changed every thirty minutes, twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year.

6. What are the physical traits of the guard limited to?

For a person to apply for guard duty at the tomb, he must be between 5' 10' and 6' 2' tall and his waist size cannot exceed 30.' Other requirements of the Guard:
They must commit 2 years of life to guard the tomb, live in a barracks under the tomb, and cannot drink any alcohol on or off duty for the rest of their lives.
They cannot swear in public for the rest of their lives and cannot disgrace the uniform {fighting} or the tomb in any way. After two years, the guard is given a wreath pin that is worn on their lapel signifying they served as guard of the tomb. There are only 400 presently worn.
The guard must obey these rules for the rest of their lives or give up the wreath pin.

The shoes are specially made with very thick soles to keep the heat and cold from their feet. There are metal heel plates that extend to the top of the shoe in order to make the loud click as they come to a halt.
There are no wrinkles, folds or lint on the uniform.
Guards dress for duty in front of a full-length mirror.
The first six months of duty a guard cannot talk to anyone, nor watch TV.
All off duty time is spent studying the 175 notable people laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery. A guard must memorize who they are and where they are interred.

Among the notables are: President Taft, Joe E. Lewis {the boxer} and Medal of Honor recipient Audie Murphy, {the most decorated soldier of WWII} of Hollywood fame.

Every guard spends five hours a day getting his uniforms ready for guard duty.

ETERNAL REST GRANT THEM O LORD, AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.

In 2003 as Hurricane Isabelle was approaching Washington , DC , our US Senate/House took 2 days off with anticipation of the storm. On the ABC evening news, it was reported that because of the dangers from the hurricane, the military members assigned the duty of guarding the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier were given permission to suspend the assignment.
They respectfully declined the offer, 'No way, Sir!' Soaked to the skin, marching in the pelting rain of a tropical storm, they said that guarding the Tomb was not just an assignment, it was the highest honor that can
be afforded to a serviceperson.
The tomb has been patrolled continuously, 24/7, since 1930.

God Bless and Keep Them[/quote
]excellent perm
thank you for this post

PLT Sarge Loc: Alabama

Really, snopes ? That's your source.

teabag09

AMEN!!! Mike

teabag09

My Dad is interned at Quantico, my Mom's ashes were scattered by my sister and me on the line where the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean converge. She was t***sported there by Navy Seals out of Little Creek, Va.

He retired in 1962 as Msgt. USMC after refusing promotion claiming at his rate and service he was better there than as an officer. My Mother was Fleet Navy during WWII, one of two women at the time who was qualified to serve ship board. She never did but was stationed in DC in Naval Intel. She had to get out because she was 7 months prego with me. She never really forgave me for that as she loved being in the Navy. Took me years to convince her to take responsibility for her own action, which by the way she and dad certainly instilled in me. Mike

moldyoldy

Someone else posted another source, same info, but there will always be some asswipe who complains about a source without any independent verification that would cause him to super glue his lips together.

albets

thank you for posting this. such dedication ! God bless them all.

moldyoldy

Looks like you came from good stock.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Sarge, the following was posted a bit after this post of yours, by Fodaoson…

https://www.wearethemighty.com/tomb-of-the-unknown-misconceptions?rebelltitem=5#rebelltitem5

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

do a short search, find it somewhere else.. effort is all that is needed..

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

They were clearly fine people mike..