It's in Washington DC.
I'm thinking maybe they should dig up the tomb, take the unknown soldier out, run some DNA tests, and then tell us who this dude is/was.
Then....
They could bury "Tony" in a regular cemetary, get rid of the Tomb, and maybe put up a strip mall or maybe a Dunkin' Donuts or something.
There wouldn't be anything much cooler than a US president laying of a wreath outside of a doughnut shop...
And folks say I'm stupid.
"It's in Washington DC."
ReplyDeleteThat's not the real unknown soldier. The real one is in Canada.
Just so you know.
p.s.
And why put up a Dunkin's when you could have a Tim Horton's?
>>>>>That's not the real unknown soldier. The real one is in Canada.>>>>>>>>
ReplyDeleteProve it....what's his name?
I believe his exploits were well chronicled in DC Comics no?
ReplyDeleteProve it....what's his name?
ReplyDeleteHis friends called him "Roadside Bob."
I think you're thinking of The Known Soldier.
ReplyDeleteFolks hated him. Still do.
You can't even SEE the Tomb of the Unmown Soldier anymore.
ReplyDeleteThat actually happened, with the Unknown Soldier of Vietnam. When the Vietnamese repatriated the fragmented and incomplete remains of an Air Force pilot, they included some personal effects belonging to a specific soldier. The remains were in bad shape, and the Air Force's forensic examiners didn't think they matched the physical characteristics of the pilot, so he became an Unknown.
ReplyDeleteUltimately, the pilot's family wanted the question settled, so when DNA science came along they got the military to open the crypt and take samples...which led to a positive ID.
The crypt is still empty.
Actually there are 4 crypts total with remains from WWI WWII and the Korean war. The body of the Vietnam unknown was disinterred in 98'. There are three soldiers still being guarded.
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