As the sun rises over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, we reflect on 100 years of a military guard standing watch. Join us as we pay tribute to the Sentinels and their century of unbroken service, preserving the memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation.
(U.S. Army Video by Derek Patterson / Arlington National Cemetery)
Richard A. Kibbey Jr. was only 12 years old when an Air Force chaplain, a lieutenant colonel and an enlisted airman knocked on his family’s front door. “I knew immediately it was not good news,” he remembered. His father and namesake, Col. Richard Kibbey, had been serving in Vietnam as an HH-3E “Jolly Green Giant” helicopter pilot, rescuing downed flight crews. On Feb. 6, 1967, Col. Kibbey and his crew had just rescued a downed Air...
