We always say that what we do here is it acts as a continuous funeral service that will be going on as long as any of us are capable to keep doing the job. "And so I like to think about that often. They would take pieces of the tomb as a bit of closure to take home as the unknown soldier could be their brother or their father, or somebody in their family who never returned from war," said Staff Sergeant Chadwick Winget. "Back when the tomb was first constructed, people would used to come and take pieces before it was guarded. In fact, after the internment of the World War I Unknown Soldier on November 11, 1921, the Tomb remained. Prior to March 25, 1926, there were no military guards posted at the Tomb. The memorial has evolved in that time but the tradition and remains the same. The United States Army was given the honor of guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in 1926, as the Army is the senior of the United States military services. This Veterans Day, November 11, marks the 100th anniversary of the day the first unknown was laid to rest at the site.
"As I stood in front of the door, one of my fellow staff sergeants came up to me and said, 'The reason you're nervous is because you care. "So, the first day I changed the guard was roughly four and a half months ago and I have honestly never been more scared in my life," Staff Sergeant William Matyas. According to the Society of the Honor Guard, since 1958, over 680 tomb guards have been awarded the badge-a badge only given to those who have been chosen to serve as members of the Guard. Today, to be a part of the sentinel is considered one of the highest honors a soldier can have.
In the speech, he eulogized the anonymous soldier who died fighting in World War I.
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