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- proper noun US Those US military personnel who have died in service, usually in war, without proper burial.
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The Tomb of the Unknowns is the U.S. military 'most sacred shrine, but there's a strong possibility that the Vietnam veteran buried there may not be unknown after all.
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Dazzling, original, witty, and poignant, Atlas of Unknowns is one of the most beguiling first novels I've read in years.
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Dazzling, original, witty, and poignant, Atlas of Unknowns is one of the most beguiling first novels I've read in years.
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Dazzling, original, witty, and poignant, Atlas of Unknowns is one of the most beguiling first novels I've read in years.
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Also scheduled for Monday at the Tomb of the Unknowns is a "national moment of silence" ceremony at 2:55 p.m.
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Also scheduled for Monday at the Tomb of the Unknowns is a "national moment of silence" ceremony at 2:55 p.m.
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The story centers around Alexis Davenport, who while living a seemingly ordinary life discovers she was actually once the highly skilled and deadly leader of a mysterious team called The Unknowns and must learn the secret of why her memories were erased and by who.
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"The Tomb of the Unknowns is the most important war memorial in America, bar none," said Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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"The Tomb of the Unknowns is the most important war memorial in America, bar none," said Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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People stream in all directions, toward the "Tomb of the Unknowns" or to remember at tombstones of loved ones lost to war.
Hermene Hartman: Arlington Cemetery: Once A Thriving Black Town Hermene Hartman 2011
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