Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Centennial of First Guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

On 11 Nov 1921 at Arlington National Cemetery during the burial ceremony for the Unknown Soldier of World War I, President Warren G. Harding said: "We do not know from whence he came, but only that his death marks him with everlasting glory of an American dying for his country."

"Gardens of Stone" 1987 Hollywood Film About the Sentinels During the Vietnam War

Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 04:37 AM | 4 COMMENTS | permalink

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On 24 March 1926, US Army MG Fox Conner, the Army's deputy chief of staff, ordered an armed military guard to post watch at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the first Sentinel was posted the following morning.

Dummkopf Trumpf did not attend this centennial event which honored both America's Fallen and the Sentinels that have maintained a continuous non-stop vigil over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier-- 24 hours a day, seven days a week-- since 25 March 1926.


#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-25 04:46 AM

" ... known but to God."

#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-03-25 05:40 AM

Morning, Coriolanus ... Fox Conner, what an "influencer," eh? Born a couple of years before the Battle of the Little Bighorn, he was the great transitional bridge from "Old Army" to something different. When he worked with Pershing in WW1, the Army still had horse cavalry, and he went on to round out Eisenhower. Huge influence.

#3 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-03-25 06:50 AM

Hi Doc Sarvis:

You said it. Fox Conner is an unheralded sort of hero, a behind-the-scenes string puller-- not popular like a Smedley Butler, Chesty Puller, Eddie Rickenbacker. I can't think of any military base or weapon system named after him.

General Conner reminds me of the few talented composers who knew both Mozart and Beethoven-- like Salieri or Haydn. Those are the ones to interview or have over had parties.

Makes me want to read either some W. Somerset Maugham short stories or American Caesar.

#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-25 07:31 AM

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