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The Unknowns: The Untold Story of America's Unknown Soldier and WWI's Most Decorated Heros Who Brought Him Home
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Celebrated military historian and bestselling author Patrick O’Donnell the saga behind the creation of the Tomb itself and recreates the moving ceremony during which it was consecrated and the eight Body Bearers, and the sergeant who had chosen the one body to be interred, solemnly united. Brilliantly researched, vividly told, The Unknowns is a timeless tale of heeding the calls of duty and brotherhood, and humanizes the most consequential event of the twentieth century, which still casts a shadow a century later.
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Did you know?
How do the Soldiers get to and from the quarters without being seen?
Most wear civilian clothes - although the short, tight haircuts tend to give them away.