O’Donnell’s book, The Unknowns: The Untold Story of America’s Unknown Soldier and WWI’s Most Decorated Heroes Who Brought Him Home, follows how U.S. commanding General John “Blackjack” Pershing selected eight of America’s most decorated, battle-hardened veterans to serve as casket bearers to accompany the remains of an unknown soldier back to America and its final resting place in Arlington Cemetery.
The bearers appropriately spanned America’s service branches and specialties, O’Donnell said.
The soldiers tasked with ushering the unknown soldier from the killing fields of Europe back to the U.S. included “a cowboy who relived the charge of the light brigade, an American Indian who heroically breached mountains of German barbed wire, a salty New Englander who dueled a U-boat for hours in a fierce gunfight, a tough New Yorker who sacrificed his body to save his ship, and an indomitable gunner who, though blinded by gas, nonetheless overcame five machine-gun nests.”
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Every kneeling NFL player shoul be required to take a virtual tour of Arlington National Cemetery and spend at least 5 minutes watching the marine on guard pacing back and fourth all day long in the ultimate respect to his fallen brethren.
I was privileged enough to visit last year and it is a life altering event.
To think that every marker in that huge expanse of land represents a man who gave his life- most likely dying scared and alone- defending our country so these guys can disrespect our flag and national anthem.
Amen 8:38
I agree with 8:38 and to take it further every American should salute this and every monument of the soldiers who fought for our country, those now removed as well as the ones remaining. If you don't like this country's history as it happened then you have no soul leave it.
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