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News Wrap: Former military leaders criticize Trump for tweet
In our news wrap Monday, President Trump today laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and thanked the families who've lost loved ones in service to their country. Meanwhile, several former military leaders criticized Trump for tweeting…
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News Wrap: ‘We have to do better’ by our vets, Obama says at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
In our news wrap Monday, on his last Memorial Day as commander-in-chief, President Obama paid tribute to the nation’s veterans and made special mention of the American soldiers who died this past year in Iraq and Afghanistan. Also, more than…
How a WWI soldier was chosen for the first official ‘tomb of the unknown’ at Arlington
Here rests in honored glory, an American soldier known but to God. A haunting inscription found on one of America's most famous tombstones, but the story of how the first official unknown soldier from World War I was selected for…
Obama visits Arlington National Cemetery to honor veterans
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama urged the nation to keep veterans in their thoughts long after Veterans Day and ensure that they receive the care and benefits they've earned.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was constructed in 1921, after Congress approved the burial of an unidentified U.S. soldier from World War I, with other Unknowns interred since. The Tomb has been guarded year-round continuously since 1937, when the…
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