Posted on Oct 3, 2021
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was guarded by an all-woman team for the first time ever
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“History was made” at Arlington National Cemetery, said Col. Patrick Roddy, commander of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (Old Guard), the Army’s official ceremonial unit and escort to the president, in a post on Twitter. “For the first time in the 84-year vigil, on the 30,770th day of the continuous guard, an all-woman changing of the guard occurred under the direction of the 38th Sergeant of the Guard, SFC Porterfield.”
“History was made” at Arlington National Cemetery, said Col. Patrick Roddy, commander of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (Old Guard), the Army’s official ceremonial unit and escort to the president, in a post on Twitter. “For the first time in the 84-year vigil, on the 30,770th day of the continuous guard, an all-woman changing of the guard occurred under the direction of the 38th Sergeant of the Guard, SFC Porterfield.”
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was guarded by an all-woman team for the first time ever
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A photo from the article showing the guard, the tomb and the beginning of autumn at Arlington National Cemetery.
SFC William Farrell Maj Robert ThorntonSGM Steve Wettstein LT Brad McInnis LTC John Griscom PO1 John Johnson Maj William W. 'Bill' PriceSPC Nancy Greene SSG Michael Noll CMSgt Steve Pennington LTC Ken Connolly SGT Ed Matyjasik SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL PO2 (Join to see) CSM Chuck Stafford SGT Robert Pryor SGT Herbert Bollum SFC Bernard Walko Cpl Vic Burk
SFC William Farrell Maj Robert ThorntonSGM Steve Wettstein LT Brad McInnis LTC John Griscom PO1 John Johnson Maj William W. 'Bill' PriceSPC Nancy Greene SSG Michael Noll CMSgt Steve Pennington LTC Ken Connolly SGT Ed Matyjasik SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL PO2 (Join to see) CSM Chuck Stafford SGT Robert Pryor SGT Herbert Bollum SFC Bernard Walko Cpl Vic Burk
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“Soldiers have been guarding the tomb for 24 hours a day, seven days a week since 1937, according to Arlington National Cemetery. Dedicated on Nov. 11, 1921, by President Warren G. Harding, the tomb was first established in honor of the many American soldiers lost during World War I who remain “nameless and faceless,” and are, as the tomb inscription says, “known but to God.”
Thank God, those lost in war who are unknown to us are fully known to Him!
Thank God, those lost in war who are unknown to us are fully known to Him!
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Wow, 30,770 days in a row of continuous guard... Wow, that's over 84 years... I bet those guys were happy to get some help LOL... I'm all for equality and all that stuff, but it seriously takes some time for our brains to accept something as normal.... It's gonna take awhile for me to see women in the infantry as "normal"... What can I say but; THANKS LADIES, Thank you for you service.
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