Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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May 2008 Changing of the Guard – Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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The best in the world.
The US kicks butt…Period!!
@chaise91 The Buff Strap (what we wear on our left shoulder) went off-line when I grabbed the rifle from the sergeant, he was simply placing it back in line with my shoulder seam.
@zachbdude They would send the soldier back down to the quarters to fix the Rifle or get a new one, during the summer hours the metal will swell, and the weapon will not rack properly, and it does happen.
@ThinkAndThenSpeak Hadn’t earned Service Stripes yet.
@tristsoldier I believe both of the walkers were E-4′s during this video, although both finished their tours as E-5′s, this is a rare video to see the S.O.G. changing the guard.
@argo84 Yep – Although its ACU’s now, sometimes night training includes the new trainee’s taking full night shifts in Blues, locked up, to get them ready for the fatigue the Blues creates on the body after hours of guarding.
i heard that… specialist can get that position, i never heard that, i think that’s crazy, their command should at least laterally promote the guys to corporals
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Actually E-4 ranked soldiers walk the post as well.
argo84
Not sure about now, but in the 70′s it was dress greens.
And I bet those utilities are spotless, and well pressed.
My understanding is that they dress in their BDUs (utilities to us old Jarheads!) at night. They also train the new guards at night.
The tomb is guarded only by the US Army 3rd Infantry Regiment.
Because he is the Sergeant of the Guard, he has to have rank… the actual guards i assure you are at leas the rank of E-5, but they do not wear rank so as not to out rank the “unknown soldier” because, obviously no one knows his rank
When I saw this when I went to Washington D.C, I was very touched. The ceremony made me want to do something for this country. I’m considering military service.
When I saw the inspection the guy flipped the gun a lot more
@rudly It’s to show respect for the soldier that’s entombed there. They don’t know what his rank was. It’s to signify that the sentinal is never to outrank the unknown.
Do you mean his rank? If so, there is a reason. The sentries aren’t supposed to outrank the persons in the Tomb, and since their rank was unknown, they don’t wear stripes.
This is an cool ceremony to witness in person
i saw that too……i thought non of them wore ranks so that they wouldnt outrank the unknowns
Could be acouple of things.
The Guards are suppose to look the same all men are to be 6’0.
Or it could be simply that they have not earned Service Stripes.
I have a question about this video,how come the Sargent only shows arm stripes on this uniform?
Proud to be an American!!!
The ceremony is a public acknowledgement that only those who meet the minimum standard, which is absolute perfection, are worthy to guard the tomb.
OOOPPPPSSS I meant to give you a thumbs up !!! Sorry.