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''See the [[Tomb of the Unknowns]] and [[The 3rd U.S. Infantry]]''
 
''See the [[Tomb of the Unknowns]] and [[The 3rd U.S. Infantry]]''
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The Tomb of the Unknowns, also referred to as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, is a marble memorial that stands on a hill overlooking Washington, D.C. It currently contains the remains of three unidentified servicemen, one each from [[World War I]], [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]]. The remains of the unknown soldier from the [[Vietnam War]] were disinterred in 1998 and identified; the tomb for Vietnam remains empty. The 3rd U.S. Infantry, traditionally known as the "Old Guard", keeps a 24-hour vigil at the tomb.<ref>[http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/ceremonies/old_guard.html The Old Guard]</ref> The "Changing of the Guard" ceremony takes place every thirty minutes in the summer and once an hour during wintertime.
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The Tomb of the Unknowns, also referred to as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, is a marble memorial that stands on a hill overlooking Washington, D.C. It currently contains the remains of three unidentified servicemen, one each from [[World War I]], [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]]. The remains of the unknown soldier from the [[Vietnam War]] were disinterred in 1998 and identified using DNA; the tomb for Vietnam remains empty. The 3rd U.S. Infantry, traditionally known as the "Old Guard", keeps a 24-hour vigil at the tomb.<ref>[http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/ceremonies/old_guard.html The Old Guard]</ref> The "Changing of the Guard" ceremony takes place every thirty minutes in the summer and once an hour during wintertime.
    
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