Memorial Day, 2020

The Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery honors all those in the US military, known and unknown, who gave their lives for our freedoms. Always worth contemplating, today more than ever. The mystery that once shrouded the Tomb has lifted with the availability of DNA testing, but the memorial continues to make visible the noble sacrifice of a few for the many. If you’d like to know more about the Tomb and how they selected the unknown soldier interred there, you can read a downloadable excerpt from MONUMENTS here. Photo © Lee Sandstead