Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Centennial Commemoration Transcript Good morning. My name is Alison Finkelstein and I am senior historian at Arlington National Cemetery exactly 100 years ago. Today. On November 11th 1921 a grand military procession wound its way through the streets of Washington, D. C, departing from the U. S. Capitol. It took […]

The US Navy honored the centennial of the arrival of the Unknown Soldier at the Washington Navy Yard, November 9, 2021. Transcript Good afternoon and welcome to our ceremony Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the return of the World War one unknown soldier to U. S. soil please rise for the arrival of the official […]

For the first time in nearly 100 years, members of the public enter the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier plaza and lay flowers to mark the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Centennial Commemoration. Karen Durham-Aguilera, executive director of the Arlington National Cemetery, delivers the opening remarks, and Harry Rock Above, a member of the Crow […]

State Department Daily Press Briefing – November 8, 2021 Transcript Yeah. Mhm. Yeah. Good afternoon. Mhm. Mhm. Okay I will beg your indulgence at the top. We have a few items to get through and by a few. I mean slightly more than a few. Um first starting today foreign nationals air travelers to the […]

Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby briefs the news media at the Pentagon, November 8, 2021. Transcript Yeah I was given. I know, I don’t think seven minutes is all that bad to be honest with you. Mhm. Okay. There we go. Okay, so just quickly. Um I think you’re tracking the deputy secretary Hicks […]