Who was the unknown soldier

Dedicated to service members who died without their remains be identified.

Initially, in 1921 an unidentified American Soldier from World War I was placed (buried) in the plaza of the new (then) Memorial Amphitheater with permission from Congress. President Warren G.Harding officiated. Later, in 1958 two more 'UNKNOWNS' having died in the Korean War were each awarded posthumously the Medal of Honor by President Eisenhower, then placed beside the WWI Unknown Soldier. ▪ The Tomb Sarcophagus was placed above the grave of the WWI Unknown Soldier. Unknowns from World War II, Korea, and Vietnam are three graves to the side of the Tomb and they are marked by white marble slabs (flush with the Plaza) ▪ in 1998 the Unknown Soldier from Vietnam was exhumed and identified, as Air Force 1st Lt. Michael Joseph Blassie RIP. ▪ It has been decided that the Crypt that contained the remains of the Vietnam Unknown 'Will Remain Vacant'. That Crypt cover has been replaced with one that reads: "Honoring and Keeping Faith With America's Missing Servicemen, 1958 - 1975"

There's more than one Soldier interred at the Tomb. The first one was an unknown World War I Soldier. Later two World War II Soldiers and one from the Korean War were interred. Finally, a Soldier from the Vietnam war was interred, but his body was exhumed in 1998 and identified through advanced DNA testing. No other Soldier has been interred since therefore four unknown Soldiers currently rest in the Tomb today.