Why does the army guard the tomb of the unknows 24hours a day?

Answer 1

TOMB OF THE UNKNOEN SOLDLIER

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier form of memorial to a nation's war dead, adopted by many countries after World War I. The Tomb of the Unknowns, a memorial to the American dead of World Wars I and II, theKorean War, and the Vietnam War, is in Arlington National Cemetery , just outside Washington, D.C. On Nov. 11, 1921, an unidentified soldier who had been killed in France was buried there in a temporary crypt over which a marble slab was placed; the completed tomb, a sarcophagus of Colorado marble placed on the original base, was dedicated as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Nov. 11, 1932. On Memorial Day, 1958, the bodies of two other unknown soldiers---one of whom had died in World War II, the other during the Korean War---were buried in the tomb, which was renamed the Tomb of the Unknowns. Remains of an unknown soldier from the Vietnam War were interred here in 1984, but later investigations revealed the soldier's identity, and they were removed. Deciding that scientific advances, including DNA tests (see DNA fingerprinting ), had made Vietnam War or future unknowns unlikely, the Pentagon announced (1999) that no new remains would be placed in the memorial. its for manly respect

Answer 2

The tomb is guarded 24/7 with dedicated active military personnel. Tomb Guards or Sentinels are posted on the amphitheater side of the Tomb, where they keep their post by walking twenty one steps face the tomb for twenty one seconds, then retrace their path of twenty one steps and face the tomb for twenty one seconds. During the cemetery hours of operation the Sentinels are replaced every hour during winter months and every half hour during summer month. This is a very precise ceremony in which the incoming and outgoing sentinel pass on the orders of their post. During the hours that the cemetery is closed to the public, the sentinels continue to guard the tomb 24 hours a day the guard shifts at night are longer than the ones during the day.

Answer 3

They don't "choose" to do it - they are assigned to do it, though it is considered an honor to be assigned to the job. The protocol for it (how the guards are changed, how they walk, everything) was worked out many years ago.

Answer 4

because they '' the Egyptians put their most powerful kings and their items they used or gods and if any body discovered it they wold never be able to get out or they would be cursed