Never Forget Garden Update - August 12, 2022
4 years ago
Thank you for supporting the Society with the Never Forget Garden Project.
The Never Forget Garden Project has a new email address. We decided to create a consolidated email for information sharing after we brought on two volunteers to help collect data on NFGs across the US and overseas. We hope that you save this as your primary email to reach out to us at:
The NFG Journal is under development now and should be released soon. Your stories and photos will be used in this journal and on various social media platforms. We will not share your personal contact information unless you authorize it.
Our data collection is going well, but we still need to gather more from everybody on this email. IF YOU HAVE ALREADY RESPONDED WITH THE INFORMATION AND PHOTOS PLEASE DISREGARD.
When you can, please respond to this email and confirm the following information (don't forget to share some photos):
- NFG Location (City and State) - also add if located at a specific community location.
- NFG name of Point of Contact.
- Email address for Point of Contact.
- Date NFG was planted or dedicated.
- Does your NFG have the Niphtoes Rose planted?
- What zone are you in?
- Is the NFG sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) or another organization?
- What is planted in your NFG and what is the story behind it?
If you planned or assisted with multiple NFGs, please provide the above information on each.
If you know of someone who has a NFG, please share this email with them.
Thank you for taking the time to help this project continue to grow.
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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.
