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TIL of the Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C. Begun in 1921, it honors servicemen and women whose remains were never returned or found. Also, its sentinels do not wear their name plates or ranks on their uniforms out of respect for the fallen comrades

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