[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1201]
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                100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER

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                             HON. CHIP ROY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 4, 2021

  Mr. ROY. Madam Speaker, November 11, 2021 marks the 100th Anniversary 
of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. On this date, one hundred years 
ago, the first body of an unknown soldier was laid to rest in the Tomb 
of the Unknown Soldier. The soldier died in World War I on the fields 
of France. He was brought home with honor. A representative for every 
American service man and woman who have served or will serve and have 
paid the ultimate price as ransom for our freedom.
  The Unknowns buried in the graves adjacent to the Tomb are no less 
honored and no less remembered. They are the nameless who bear all 
names. They are the dead who will rest forever, guarded by the men and 
women of the watch, the Sentinels of the 3rd United States Army 
Infantry Regiment, also known as the Old Guard.
  New York Congressman Hamilton Fish, Jr., a World War I veteran, 
proposed the legislation that authorized the construction of the Tomb 
of the Unknown Soldier.
  The Major James Kerr Chapter, National Society Daughters of the 
American Revolution from Kerrville, Texas is honored to Commemorate the 
100th Anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on November 11, 
2021. We unanimously pledge our devotion to the American soldier, both 
to those who currently serve and to those who have been involved in 
past armed conflict so that others might remain free. They are gone but 
will never be forgotten.
  The Major James Kerr Chapter, NSDAR therefore asks that citizens 
remember on November 11, 2021 that the Unknowns who are buried in the 
Tomb of the Unknowns represent all men and women who have died in the 
service of their country.

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