Tomb of unknown?

Question

What is it?

Answer 1

tomb of the unknown soldier? in arlington cemetary, washington d.c. an unknown soldier from each war involving the united states is buried in this tomb to show that even those unidentified are not forgotten. i believe it started with ww2 but i'm not sure. also, i believe one of the soldiers was recently identified from dna and was re-buried at the request of the family.

Answer 2

The Tomb of the Unknowns,. a memorial to the American dead of World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, is in Arlington National Cemetery, just outside Washington, D.C. On Nov. 11, 1921, an unidentified soldier who had been killed in France was buried there in a temporary crypt over which a marble slab was placed; the completed tomb, a sarcophagus of Colorado marble placed on the original base, was dedicated as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Nov. 11, 1932. On Memorial Day, 1958, the bodies of two other unknown soldiers—one of whom had died in World War II, the other during the Korean War—were buried in the tomb, which was renamed the Tomb of the Unknowns. Remains of an unknown soldier from the Vietnam War were interred here in 1984, but later investigations revealed the soldier's identity, and they were removed.

Answer 3

Tomb of the Unknown Solder is a memorial dedicated to all solders, but especially those who died and their identity could not be determinded. There are many such tombs throughout the world. Many were errected after WW1 and WWII , long before DNA was recognized as a way to help with identification.