
Warren Elroy Reeder
Tomb Relief
Tomb Dates
Jan 1959 - Dec 1960Society Membership
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Warren Reeder, of Mountain View, California, entered into eternal rest on June 8, 2011. He was born in 1938 in Ventura, California, to Donald and Margaret Reeder. He attended St. Catherine Grammar School and graduated in 1955 from Villanova Preparatory High School in Ojai. After High School, he entered the United States Army. He was honored by the Army when they chose him to be a member of the Society of the Honor Guard where he spent the next year guarding the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier in Arlington, Virginia.
After his military experience he received his Associate of Arts Degree from Ventura College. He completed his Bachelor of Arts Degree at La Vern College in 1973. In 1975 he received his MAI (Master Appraisal Institute) and was invited to join an appraisal firm in Santa Maria now known as Reeder, Gilman Real Estate Appraisers. Warren was also a senior member of the International Right Away Association, State of California Certified Real Estate Appraiser and a 19 year member of the Santa Barbara County Assessment Appeals Board. He was a qualified expert witness in most Southern California superior courts and a lifetime member of NRA. Warren was also an expert on General Custer’s Battles and a member of Custer Battlefield Historical and Museum Association.
While in Arlington, Virginia he met Beverly Morris and they were married in 1962 at Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Ventura.
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What is it like to guard in bad weather?
The Sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier are completely dedicated to their duty of guarding the Tomb. In fact, line eight of our Sentinel's Creed refers to the "discomfort of the elements". Because of their dedication, the weather does not bother them. In fact, it is considered an honor to walk the mat during inclement weather. It gets cold, it gets hot and the mission continues as it has unbroken since 1937.