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Unknown Soldier's Journey Home: From the Battlefields of France to Arlington National Cemetery
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$14.00
Port Authority Womens Long Sleeve Easy Care Shirt with Associate Member Logo L608
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Port Authority Ladies Color Block 3-in-1 Jacket with Associate Member Logo L321
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$160.00
Port Authority Ladies Pro-Fleece Full Zippered Jacket with Associate Member Logo L227
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Port Authority Ladies Pro-Fleece Full Zippered Jacket with Centennial Member Logo L227
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Port Authority Mens Pro-Fleece Full Zippered Jacket with Associate Member Logo F227
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Port Authority Mens Core Color Block Soft Shell Jacket with Centennial Logo J318
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Port Authority Mens Core Color Block Soft Shell Jacket with Associate Member Logo J318
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Port Authority Womens Core Color Block Soft Shell Jacket with Centennial Logo L318
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Port Authority Womens Core Color Block Soft Shell Jacket with Associate Member Logo L318
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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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$15.00
Sport Tek Ladies Tech Fleece Full-Zip Hooded Jacket with Associate Member Logo L248
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Are the shoes specially made with very thick soles to keep the heat and cold from their feet?
The shoes are standard issue military dress shoes. They are built up so the sole and heel are equal in height. This allows the Sentinel to stand with a straight back and perpendicular to the ground. A side effect of this is that the Sentinel can "roll" on the outside of the build up walking down the mat. Done correctly, the hat and bayonet will appear to not "bob" up and down with each step. It gives a more formal, fluid and smooth look to the walk, rather than a "marching" appearance.
The soles have a steel tip on the toe and a "horseshoe" steel plate on the heel. This prevents wear on the sole and allows the Sentinel to move smoothly during his movements when he turns to face the Tomb and then back down the mat.
Then there is the "clicker". It is a shank of steel attached to the inside of the face of the heel build-up on each shoe. It allows the Sentinel to heel click during certain movements. A guard change is considered great when all the heel clicks fall together and sound as one click. The guard change is occasionally done in the "silent" mode (as a sign of devotion to the Unknowns) with no voice commands - every thing is done in relation to the heel clicks and on specific counts.
