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The Relief Commander inspects the weapon and uniform of the Relieving Tomb Guard Sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknowns during the Changing of the Guard ceremony;
Tomb Sentinels are members of the prestigious Tomb Guard Platoon, Echo Company (Honor Guard), 3rd United States Infantry Regiment. They are all volunteers and go through rigorous training and study.
The regiment assumed the post in 1948 and guard the tomb continuously for 24-hours-a-day, 365 days-a-year. The guard is changed every hour in the winter months and every half hour during the summer.
The tomb guards wear Vintage Army Blue Dress Uniforms and carry M-14 rifles, which are always held between the crowd as a gesture to deter intrusion. The active sentinel walks exactly 21 steps, pausing for 21 seconds while facing the tomb, turns around and retraces steps.
At the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers, near the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery, VA
Students were able to relieve stress from term papers and finals week at the Fall 2016 Let it Go, Let it Snow! event in the Courtyard. Sponsored by the Campus Center Board and UHWO Student Life.
HEAT RELIEVER--A twin sister take time for ice drops after a long parade in Baguio City. Even the city of Pines is now experiencing the heat of the summer , although it occasionally rains in the atrenoon.--photo by THOM F.PICANA