The Unknown Soldier
Nameless war dead
The Unknown Soldier refers to an unidentified soldier killed in war, buried with honors as a symbolic representative of all who died anonymously in combat.
Many nations maintain such tombs as memorials: They laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
The concept emerged after World War I, when industrial warfare left countless bodies unidentifiable.
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- ArlingtonVirginia burial ground
- national cemeteryPublic burial site for servicemembers
- graveSerious and worrying
anonymous · fallen · unidentified · sacrifice · war · eternal flame · wreath · honor · nameless · monument · patriot · remembrance · cenotaph · military · burial · infantry · dogtags · military honors
The Unknown Soldiercelebrity
Widely recognized public figure
household name · public figure · legend · icon · historical figure
The Unknown SoldierNapoleon Bonaparte
French military dictator
George Washington · Dwight D. Eisenhower · Douglas MacArthur · Winston Churchill · Julius Caesar
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