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Monday, October 29, 2012

The Old Guard, keeping watch over the tomb no matter what storm comes

Old Guard stays at Tomb of Unknowns amid storm
The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Oct 29, 2012
ARLINGTON, Va. — In the face of Hurricane Sandy, the Army continued to guard the Tomb of the Unknowns on Monday but not with the familiar, choreographed 21 paces that the public typically sees.

A photo that went viral on social media of three soldiers from the Army’s Third U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as The Old Guard, keeping watch over the tomb was actually taken during a September rainstorm. The Army became aware of the photo and said on its Twitter account and to media that it was from September.
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