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Unknown Soldier
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Unknown Soldier

Unidentified dead soldier, for whom a tomb is erected as a memorial to other unidentified soldiers killed in war.

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is in Arlington, Virginia. Belgium, France, the UK, and other countries also have Unknown Soldier tombs.
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On this day two years later, an unknown warrior was accorded the highest honour of a state funeral and buried here.
HEROES, YOUNG AND OLD; Generations unite to honour our bravest by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II laid a wreath of poppies on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey.
European leaders mark Armistice Day by Aljazeera.net
Queen Elizabeth, 83, laid a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, aided by two serving British and Australian winners of the rarely-awarded Victoria Cross, the highest honour for valour in the face of the enemy.
Britain mourns WWI dead as Afghan toll mounts by AFP / AFP European Edition
 
 
 
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