It is one of the most respected places by Americans. War memorial consists of an empty tomb, but the guards even declare poetry have to know.
More than a place of worship, the unknown soldier’s tomb is a monument that serves as a symbol to the American nation.
The marble tomb was created in Washington DC after World War I in 1921. Later, it was discovered through DNA tests That the tomb belonged to the first Lieute of the US Air Force Michael Joseph Blassie, tells a. His remains were then returned to the family, and the tomb has been empty ever since.
According to other unknown soldiers of World War II and the Korea War, they will also have been buried in this place in 1958.
However, the place has become a kind of monument, with which it is reflected on war and its consequences. This Monday is celebrated in the USA Memorial Day, A national holiday in honor of the soldiers who died in the wars.
Poetry and shots
And the guards who watch the tomb 24 hours every day of the week have to be, like their own place, special: they are chosen to finger and go through intensive training to be able to perform the ritual of honor.
Firstly, these individuals have to make a poetry test, since they should know how to declare a poem that honors the dead at war. They must also perform a routine of the tomb guard, in which each movement has a meaning.
The 21 steps march along the black carpet behind the tomb, turns and turns to the east for 21 seconds, turns north for 21 seconds, and then 21 steps along the rug. The number symbolizes the 21 shots savethe greatest honor a military man can receive.
CAROLINA BASTOS PEREIRA, ZAP //
