Royal Marine Reacts To Why You Never Mess With A Guard Of The Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier

HERE WE GO! Why You Never Mess With A Guard Of The Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier! I am definitely going to visit this place!

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[cranjismcbasketball]

Guard in UK: *Stomps his feet*
Sentinel in US: *chambers a round*

[jp]

I spent four years in the old guard as a firing party commander for army funerals. While the whole unit prides itself on its discipline and dedication to the mission, I’d say most if not all of us at the old guard had big respect for the time and effort the tomb guards put into their jobs. In fact, when one of my soldiers tried out and got selected to be a tomb guard I felt almost like a proud dad.

[gryphonosiris]

The sunglasses are actually practical to keep the sun out of their eyes, since they are in an area of lots of polished marble.

[kiethmergard]

My grandfather took me to the tomb when I turned 15 and was doing my advanced American History final report. He stood there, in the heat, for 2 hours. I never knew why it was such a sacred place to the military until my grandfather described what D-Day was like as a 19 year old.

I remember asking him why he joined. He just got a very far away look in his eyes and said, “how could I not?”

Unfortunately he’s no longer living, but I still remember seeing the tears as he saluted the tomb for two hours. I will never forget that.

[thesupersonicstig]

These kinds of people who harass those guards really piss me off.

[tlbryant]

My father is a Veteran and on our 8th grade trip to My father was recognized by one of the extra guards noticed his attire and let him have exclusive access to the catwalk above the tomb. My dad came down crying he was so happy getting to witness the tomb ceremony from a angle no one else gets to see. Still to this day it's the best day of his life

[TnT_FX]

The tomb of the unknown soldier isn't just an unknown soldier. It represents all the lost lives and unrecoverable bodies of one of the deadliest wars in history. Because no one knows who this soldier is, it COULD be anyone who was killed and lost in the war. That gave countless grieving people someplace to pay their respects.

[Asher]

My nephew served as a member of the guard. It is a huge honor. Our family is incredibly proud of him, and yes he was deployed to Afghanistan afterwards.

[allisonconnor]

It's important to remember that this isn't some tourist trap. I have no problem with them becoming somewhat aggressive with disrespectful visitors. Visiting the Tomb is a great privilege and it's imperative that they're standing on hallowed ground.

[folkbluesu]

We honor our fallen like no other, my brother.
If we can just take better care of our living veterans, i think we'd all be better for it.

[amandacollins]

My father in law was a Sentinel at the tomb in the '60s. Incredibly proud of his service!

[greenpiersystem]

A fun fact about this place, when 9/11 happened, most of the government was in “OH F*CK” mode (because remember, not just the Twin Towers were hit, but also the Pentagon, which is the center of the government’s security front) and everyone was running for cover. An urgent message was actually sent from the Department of Defense in their frenzy to the Tomb Guard telling them that if they needed to leave duty posts to take cover (since at the time, they weren’t sure how many planes were still heading to targets) they were permitted to. The Tomb Guard actually replied back saying essentially “No, we will not leave our post, if we will die defending this memorial, so be it.” They held all 24 hour shifts that day as scheduled, even with the clusterf*ck that was going on. That’s some honor and dedication.

[MrDiesel]

The sunglasses are for functional purposes since all the white architecture and lack of shade is hard on the eyes and you don't want guards suffering from something akin to snow blindness.

[dkamikazechicken]

There are multiple unknown soldiers there now--one each for WWI, WWII, and the Korean war. There was once another unknown, from the Vietnam war, but his DNA was identified and his remains sent home to his family. His place at the tomb was left empty to symbolize soldiers missing in action.

EDIT: just making sure the numbers were correct

[jakeweber]

I was able to lay a wreath at the tomb during a changing of the guard as part of a school trip a few years ago. That is an experience I will never forget. The seriousness of everyone there was not meant to be intimidating (though it does also serve that purpose), but out of sheer respect and honor for their duty to guard The Tomb. Absolutely wonderful.

[dbunik]

My father was a guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier...Donald M. Bunik...miss you dad

[tbarnes]

In 8th grade I was one of four students allowed to place a wreath at the tomb. We were told exactly what to do and how to behave, it was obviously less strict than the soldiers, but we were still told, “DO THIS”. It was a really cool experience and one I’ll never forget

[stormdancer]

It's kind of like messing with one of the Queen's guards - only with live ammo and the complete willingness (and authority) to use it.

[redhausser]

As someone said, everybody speaks the universal language of "chick chak" with a bayonet pointed at you

[-thepatriot-]

" The queens guard but on steroids. " love this sentence.