Looking For The Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier
by Cora Wandel
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Looking For The Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier
Artist
Cora Wandel
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Photograph
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This is a slightly abstract photograph of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. Do you see the tomb? It is usually photographed showing more than just one side; generally the front, and part of one of its two sides and sometimes the top. It is, like most tombs, in a box-like rectangular shape. In this photograph, I have captured only the back or east side of the tomb with its three Greek figures representing Peace, Victory and Valor. It appears that this back side is flat against the Arlington Amphitheater which is in the background with its columns and slanted roof. In actuality, there is about forty feet separating the building from the tomb. If you have been to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, you may remember that there are steps that come out from the amphitheater that visitors sit on to look at the tomb, watch the sentries perform their rituals, including the Changing of the Guard, etc. The steps are not present in this photograph – it is just the east side of the tomb and the ceremonial building behind it (the Arlington Amphitheater, which we also see the back side of here, has its own storied history, including prominent military funerals, and just a few weeks ago, a service recognizing the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy which President Bill Clinton and other dignitaries participated in). Arlington National Cemetery is our nation’s premier military cemetery and is located in Arlington, Virginia, a short distance across the Potomac River from Washington, DC.
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July 4th, 2018
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