Happy Veterans Day, 2021 -- November 11, 2021

Washington Evening Star, 11-August-1921

Happy Veterans' Day, everyone. 100 years ago today, on 11-November-1921, the Unknown Soldier of World War I was laid to rest in a below-ground marble tomb in Arlington National Cemetery.

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier -- September 1, 2021

Washington Evening Star, 11-November-1921

I went to Good Shepherd School in Pacifica and talked to Junior High kids about the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. They are participating in a DAR essay contest on the subject. I talked about the background, of honoring people who died in wars, and how the industrial war of World War One required bigger memorials. They asked good questions.