Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Centennial - The Journey Home Story
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- Опубліковано 8 лис 2021
- This is the story of the first selected Unknown Soldier's journey home.
In the fall of 1921, the U.S. Army selected one unknown American soldier to be interred in the Tomb. The Army took detailed precautions to ensure the anonymity of this honored American and cooperated with the French to commemorate him on his journey home.
The Army’s Quartermaster Corps disinterred one set of remains each from four American cemeteries in France: the Meuse-Argonne, St. Mihiel, Somme, and Aisne-Marne cemeteries. The four caskets of remains were transported to the town of Châlons-sur-Marne, where a formal selection ceremony took place at the city hall on October 24, 1921.
In the presence of French and American dignitaries, U.S. Army Sergeant Edward F. Younger, a decorated World War I veteran, selected the Unknown by laying a spray of white roses upon one of the four caskets.
After a ceremonial procession, a special train transported the casket to the port of Le Havre. Along the way, the French people honored the Unknown and expressed their gratitude for America’s role in the Allied victory. These events strengthened ties between the United States and France.
Directed by
Jose A. Ibarra
U.S. Army Sergeant First Class
Edited by
Jose A. Ibarra
U.S. Army Sergeant First Class
Brian E. Moody
U.S. Army Sergeant
Videography by
Jose A. Ibarra
U.S. Army Sergeant First Class
Brian E. Moody
U.S. Army Sergeant
Philip C. Bryant
U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant
Michael Shipman
American Battle Monuments Commission
Graphics By
Michael J. O’Hare
Production Consultant
Stephen L. Dornbos
U.S. Army Staff Sergeant
God bless our troops. Many Americans take them and their sacrifice for granted. We must reach out and support them all.
Can't wait to visit when I travel there...
I'm from Kenya. Major Fan
May God bless and honour for eternity, all those who had given their life to protect others. May there never be WWIII.
Wonderful video. As a veteran, I have positive chills from the honorable manner in which our overseas cemeteries honor our war dead. Thank you all for what you do.
The last six weeks 26,000 Americans made the sacrifice. Our British ally (before we were in the war) at the Somme lost over 20,000 men in one day, and in just six hours of that one day. Total casualties on that one day 57,000 British including killed wounded or missing. That First World War was a horror, a slaughterhouse. We must never forget our friendships and alliances. In strength, peace.
how awesome!=)
Well put together and informative. Although I had known the facts, the video footage was all brand new to me. Thank you.
The reason why there are so many unknowns their mates took their dog tags. Some were sent to their families or their mates kept the dog tags. That's why there are two tags one is put on the big toe the other one is put in the mouth.
เราขอจบเรื่องราวแค่นี้เรายินดีมอบทุกอย่างที่คนเราไว้ใจ ชีวิตใหม่เราในเงามืด
What is rememberece day?
It is when solgers fight for freedom.
What freedom?
ผมคิดว่าถ้าไม่มีเธอนกที่โดนจับขังในกรงทองเธอกว้างขวางเขตเธอ
You got 👎 for not have Closed Captioning for the deaf.
Did you try turning on the closed captioning on? I'm currently watching it now with closed captioning.