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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]]''

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. The sarcophagus contains the remains of the Unknown Soldier from [[World War I]], while the crypts for the Unknown Soldiers from [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]] are each marked with white marble slabs set flush with the ground. The remains of the unknown soldier from the [[Vietnam War]] were disinterred in 1998 and identified using DNA; the tomb for Vietnam remains empty today. Each of the Unknowns were presented with the United States [[Medal of Honor]] by the president who presided over the funeral.  

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. The sarcophagus contains the remains of the Unknown Soldier from [[World War I]], while the crypts for the Unknown Soldiers from [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]] are each marked with white marble slabs set flush with the ground. The remains of the unknown soldier from the [[Vietnam War]] were disinterred in 1998 and identified using DNA; the tomb for Vietnam remains empty today. Each of the Unknowns was presented with the United States [[Medal of Honor]] by the president who presided over the funeral.  

Congress approved the burial of the Unknown from WWI in the plaza of the Memorial Amphitheater on March 4, 1921. The interment took place on November 11, 1921, with [[President]] [[Warren G. Harding]] officiating. President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] presided over the burial of the Unknowns from both WWII and Korea on May 30, 1958. The Vietnam Unknown was interred on May 28, 1984. President [[Ronald Reagan]] awarded the Medal of Honor to the Unknown at the ceremony, and also acted as next of kin by accepting the interment flag. The flags and the Medals of Honor for the Unknowns are on display in the Memorial Display Room.<ref>[http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/visitor_information/tomb_of_the_unknowns.html Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery]</ref>

Congress approved the burial of the Unknown from WWI in the plaza of the Memorial Amphitheater on March 4, 1921. The interment took place on November 11, 1921, with [[President]] [[Warren G. Harding]] officiating. President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] presided over the burial of the Unknowns from both WWII and Korea on May 30, 1958. The Vietnam Unknown was interred on May 28, 1984. President [[Ronald Reagan]] awarded the Medal of Honor to the Unknown at the ceremony, and also acted as next of kin by accepting the interment flag. The flags and the Medals of Honor for the Unknowns are on display in the Memorial Display Room.<ref>[http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/visitor_information/tomb_of_the_unknowns.html Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery]</ref>