All-women led guard change marks 1st for
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Posted By: Ribicon, 10/4/2021 12:07:01 PM
An all-women led guard change on Friday marked a historic first for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Tomb at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia has been guarded continuously by members of the military for 84 years. The ceremonial changing of the guard takes place “every hour on the hour” between Oct. 1 and March 31 and “every half hour” between April 1 and Sept. 30, according to the Arlington National Cemetery website. But on Oct. 1, for the first time in the Tomb’s history, there was a shift change comprising only women, according to the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard).
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Wake me up when it's an all-gay guard, or an all-transgender guard, because you know that's the next step. Or maybe even all-Muslim, or all Migrant will be next. Anything to make a mockery of our nation's war dead because in order to fundamentally transform a nation, you first need to diminish and erase its history and traditions.