A Question No One On Jeopardy Could Answer‏

[Win7nerd]

Jeopardy Question No One Could
answer, Do You Know?












ARLINGTON
CEMETERY
Jeopardy

Question:
On
Jeopardy the
other night, the final question was
"How many steps does
the guard take during his
walk across the tomb of the
Unknowns" ---
All three contestants missed it!
--
This
is really an awesome
sight to watch if you've
never had the
chance.
Very fascinating.
Tomb

of the Unknown Soldier
1.
How many steps does the guard
take during his
walk across the tomb of the Unknowns

and why?
21

steps:
It
alludes to the twenty-one
gun salute which
is the
highest honor given any
military or foreign
dignitary.
2.
How long does he hesitate after
his about face
to begin his return
walk and
why?
21
seconds for the same reason as
answer number
1
3.
Why are his gloves
wet?
His
gloves are moistened to prevent
his losing his
grip on the rifle.
4.
Does he carry his rifle on the
same shoulder all
the time

and,if

not, why not?
He
carries the rifle on the
shoulder away from the
tomb. After his march across the

path,he
executes an about face and moves the rifle to

the outside shoulder.
5.
How often are the guards
changed?
Guards
are changed every thirty
minutes,
twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a

year.
6.

What are the physical traits of the guard
limited to?

For
a person to apply for guard duty at
the tomb, he
must be
between 5' 10' and 6' 2' tall and

his waist size cannot exceed 30.
They
must commit
2 years of life to guard the tomb,
live in a barracks
under the tomb, and cannot
drink any alcohol on or off
duty for the rest of
their lives. They cannot swear in
public for the
rest of their lives and cannot disgrace the

uniform or the tomb in any way.
After
two years,
the guard is given a wreath pin that
is worn on
their
lapel signifying they
served as guard of the tomb. There
are only
400 presently worn. The guard must obey
these
rules for the rest of their
lives or
give up the
wreath pin.
The
shoes are specially made with very
thick soles
to keep the heat and cold from their feet.

There are metal heel plates that extend to
the top

of the shoe in order to make the loud click as
they
come to a halt.
There are no
wrinkles, folds or lint
on the uniform. Guards
dress for duty
in front of a
full-length
mirror.
The first six months of duty a

guard cannot talk to anyone nor
watch TV.
All off
duty time is spent studying the 175
notable people laid

to rest in
Arlington National Cemetery .
A guard
must memorize who they are and where
they are interred.
Among the notables are:
President Taft,
Joe Lewis {the
boxer}
Medal of Honor winner Audie L. Murphy, the most

decorated soldier of WWII and of Hollywood fame.

Every guard spends five hours a

day getting his uniforms ready for
guard duty..
ETERNAL
REST
GRANT THEM O LORD AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT
SHINE UPON
THEM.
In
2003 as Hurricane Isabelle was

approaching Washington ,
DC , our
US Senate/House

took 2 days
off with anticipation of the storm. On the ABC

evening news, it was reported that because of
the
dangers from the
hurricane, the military
members
assigned the duty of guarding the Tomb
of
the Unknown
Soldier were given permission
to suspend the assignment.
They

respectfully declined the offer, "No way,

Sir!" Soaked to the skin,
marching in the
pelting
rain of a tropical storm, they said that
guarding
the
Tomb was not just an assignment,
it was the highest honor
that can be
afforded
to a service person. The tomb has
been patrolled
continuously,
24/7, since 1930.

God
Bless and keep them.
I'd
be
very proud if this email
reached as many as
possible. We can be very
proud of our young men
and

women
in the service no matter where they
serve.
God Bless
America

(a little more appropriate i think :P )

[ck_kent]

Interesting. I thought, in Jeopardy, they give the answer and the contestants answer with the question? Still, very interesting. :)

[nuthut]

http://www.snopes.com/military/unknown.asp

sorry to burst your bubble. A pet peeve of mine is misleading "facts"

[Win7nerd]

http://www.snopes.co...ary/unknown.asp

sorry to burst your bubble. A pet peeve of mine is misleading "facts"

you do realize that its JUST A POST RIGHT? most in this post is accurate. also just because its on snopes DOESN'T mean its a verified source, just sayin