Honoring the World War 1 Unknown Soldier [Image 1 of 4]

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA, UNITED STATES

10.20.2016

Photo by Sgt. Cody Torkelson  

3d U.S. Infantry Regiment “The Old Guard”

To commemorate the 95th anniversary of the selection of the World War 1 (WW1)Unknown Soldier, (Ret.) Col. Amos placed a white rose at the mark of the WW1 Unknown at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, Alrington, Va., Oct. 20th, 2016. On Memorial Day, 1921, four unknowns were exhumed from four World War I American cemeteries in France. U.S. Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger selected the Unknown Soldier of World War I from the identical caskets at the city hall in Chalons-sur-Marne, France, Oct. 24, 1921. Sgt. Younger selected the unknown by placing a spray of white roses on one of the caskets. Following the honoring of the WW1 Unknown Soldier, a wreath was placed at the grave of Sgt. Younger. (U.S. Army Photos by Sgt. Cody W. Torkelson)

• Date Taken: 10.20.2016
• Date Posted: 10.21.2016 10:38
• Photo ID: 2936832
• VIRIN: 161020-A-FT656-528
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 1.7 MB
• Location: ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA, US