TY  - BOOK
AB  - "With every step, the Tomb Guards pay homage to America's fallen. Discover their story, and that of the unknown soldiers they honor, through resonant words and illustrations. Keeping vigil at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in Arlington National Cemetery, are the sentinel guards, whose every step, every turn, honors and remembers America's fallen. They protect fellow soldiers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice, making sure they are never alone. To stand there--with absolute precision, in every type of weather, at every moment of the day, one in a line uninterrupted since midnight July 2, 1937--is the ultimate privilege and the most difficult post to earn in the army. Everything these men and women do is in service to the Unknowns. Their standard is perfection. Exactly how the unnamed men came to be entombed at Arlington, and exactly how their fellow soldiers have come to keep vigil over them, is a sobering and powerful tale ... that honors the soldiers who honor the fallen"--Provided by publisher
AU  - Gottesfeld, Jeff,
AU  - Tavares, Matt,
CN  - CMC D675.W2
ET  - First edition
ID  - 1563535
KW  - Tomb of the Unknowns (Va.)
KW  - Unknown military personnel
KW  - Guard duty
KW  - World War, 1914-1918
KW  - Tomb of the Unknowns (Va.)
KW  - Unknown military personnel.
KW  - Guard duty.
KW  - Soldats inconnus
KW  - Service de garde (Forces armées)
KW  - Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918
KW  - Tomb of the Unknowns (Virg.)
KW  - JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Military & Wars.
KW  - JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Symbols, Monuments, National Parks, etc.
KW  - JUVENILE NONFICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / Patriotic Holidays.
KW  - Guard duty
KW  - Tomb of the Unknowns (Va.)
KW  - Unknown military personnel
KW  - Tomb of the Unknowns (Va.)
KW  - Unknown military personnel.
KW  - Guard duty.
N2  - "With every step, the Tomb Guards pay homage to America's fallen. Discover their story, and that of the unknown soldiers they honor, through resonant words and illustrations. Keeping vigil at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in Arlington National Cemetery, are the sentinel guards, whose every step, every turn, honors and remembers America's fallen. They protect fellow soldiers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice, making sure they are never alone. To stand there--with absolute precision, in every type of weather, at every moment of the day, one in a line uninterrupted since midnight July 2, 1937--is the ultimate privilege and the most difficult post to earn in the army. Everything these men and women do is in service to the Unknowns. Their standard is perfection. Exactly how the unnamed men came to be entombed at Arlington, and exactly how their fellow soldiers have come to keep vigil over them, is a sobering and powerful tale ... that honors the soldiers who honor the fallen"--Provided by publisher
SN  - 9781536201482
SN  - 1536201480
T1  - Twenty-one steps :guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier /
TI  - Twenty-one steps :guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier /
ER  -