Last post at Arlington National Cemetery is touching and illustrates the profound seriousness of what goes on there. As a funeral director, I had the honor of taking 3 veterans to ANC for interment. The procedures there are what our veterans deserve and I will never forget being there
Think everyone should visit Arlington and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at least once in their lives. I try to get there every time I go to DC. It should be on everyone's bucket list.
The land Arlington sits on originally belonged to Robert E. Lee but was confiscated during the Civil War and turned into a cemetery in large part to remind him of the deaths caused by the South in the Civil War.
Many years ago, I held the funeral for a man whose father was an early superintendent of ANC. The deceased son, who was about my age shared that his father told of living on the grounds and sledding on some of the undeveloped hills of the cemetery in the Winter and since you have been there, you know how hilly it is.
The Tomb: I think the only thing that kept Sergeant of the Guard Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Jay from tearing up was an immense sense of pride in a job well done. His temporary assignment carries with it a lifetime commitment.
Last post at Arlington National Cemetery is touching and illustrates the profound seriousness of what goes on there. As a funeral director, I had the honor of taking 3 veterans to ANC for interment. The procedures there are what our veterans deserve and I will never forget being there
Think everyone should visit Arlington and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at least once in their lives. I try to get there every time I go to DC. It should be on everyone's bucket list.
The land Arlington sits on originally belonged to Robert E. Lee but was confiscated during the Civil War and turned into a cemetery in large part to remind him of the deaths caused by the South in the Civil War.
Many years ago, I held the funeral for a man whose father was an early superintendent of ANC. The deceased son, who was about my age shared that his father told of living on the grounds and sledding on some of the undeveloped hills of the cemetery in the Winter and since you have been there, you know how hilly it is.
The Tomb: I think the only thing that kept Sergeant of the Guard Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Jay from tearing up was an immense sense of pride in a job well done. His temporary assignment carries with it a lifetime commitment.
When you see the requirements that go into being a Tomb soldier think you can understand how a person like Jay can have such composure.