Emperors and kings have built magnificent shrines to their own royal greatness. Yet in America, with our great experiment in self government, it is fitting that The most honored and closely guarded tomb in the land is that of an anonymous soldier of an unknown rank. When the first unknown Soldier was selected for burial in 1921, he laid in state at the Capitol Rotunda. (00:59–01:08)
CLAIM
Asserts that the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is the most honored and closely guarded in the U.S.
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