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Nov 10, 2021 · Back to Events. Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Date: Wednesday, November 10, 2021. Time: 11:00 am. Location: Online. November 11, 2021 is the 100th Anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.
Oct 12, 2021 · National Archives MuseumOnline. Wednesday, November 10, 2021 - 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST. Register. View on YouTube. November 11, 2021, is the 100th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. Author Jeff Gottesfeld will read from his children’s book Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown ...
An unidentified soldier from the First World War was interred at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on November 11, 1921, the day known now as Veterans Day.The Tomb now also holds Unknowns from World War II and the Korean War. The Tomb has been guarded around the clock by the Tomb Guards since midnight on July 2, 1937. Becoming a Tomb Guard ...
Exactly how the unnamed men came to be entombed at Arlington, and exactly how their fellow soldiers have come to keep vigil over them, is a sobering and powerful tale, told by Jeff Gottesfeld and luminously illustrated by Matt Tavares- a tale that honors the soldiers who honor the fallen.
Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. With every step, the Tomb Guards pay homage to America’s fallen. Discover their story, and that of the unknown soldiers they honor, through resonant words and illustrations.
- 2 min
- Candlewick Press
5,870 reviews 140 followers. November 12, 2021. Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a children's picture book written by Jeff Gottesfeld and illustrated by Matt Tavares. It is an up-close look at the sentinels who protect and honor America’s fallen.
