Posted on Jan 9, 2018
First Female Guard At The Tomb of the Unknowns: Arlington National Cemetery
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First Female Tomb of the unknown SGT Jim Arnold SPC Douglas Bolton Capt Dwayne Conyers CPT Jack Durish LTC Stephen F. CPL Dave Hoover Sgt Wayne Wood SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL COL Mikel J. Burroughs CW5 Jack Cardwell LTC Stephen C. CSM Michael Boom Maj Marty Hogan PO1 William "Chip" Nagel PFC (Join to see) Sgt Randy Wilber Maj Rev. Fr. Samuel WATERS - Traditional RC Priest SGT John " Mac " McConnell
First Female Guard At The Tomb of the Unknowns: Arlington National Cemetery
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Female Sergeant of the Guard Kicks Butt and Takes Names. (2016)
Female Sergeant of the Guard SGT Ruth Hanks relieves the sentry of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. The Tomb of the Unknown So...
Thanks for sharing the news from 2016 as Female Sergeant of the Guard SGT Ruth Hanks relieved the sentry of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery SPC Robert Coventry.
Here is a video of that recorded event
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrVtzUoZ-yQ
As a graduating member of the USMA Class of 1980 which included the first women cadets, I grew accustomed to cameras recording the actions of women cadets over the four years. That attention was tough and resulted in significant attrition among the women of our class at 50% while the over all attrition was roughly 38% 913 graduated in May 1980 out of the total 1,465 started in July 1976.
I am friends with many of my surviving classmates - men and women.
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Wayne Brandon LTC Bill Koski Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SPC Margaret Higgins MSgt Jason McClish AN Christopher Crayne SPC Tom DeSmet SGT Charles H. Hawes SGT (Join to see)
Here is a video of that recorded event
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrVtzUoZ-yQ
As a graduating member of the USMA Class of 1980 which included the first women cadets, I grew accustomed to cameras recording the actions of women cadets over the four years. That attention was tough and resulted in significant attrition among the women of our class at 50% while the over all attrition was roughly 38% 913 graduated in May 1980 out of the total 1,465 started in July 1976.
I am friends with many of my surviving classmates - men and women.
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Wayne Brandon LTC Bill Koski Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SPC Margaret Higgins MSgt Jason McClish AN Christopher Crayne SPC Tom DeSmet SGT Charles H. Hawes SGT (Join to see)
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SPC Robert Coventry
Thanks for calling me out on sharing a video from 2016, I apologize I didn't see that it was last year, actually a little longer than last year. My wife's cousins' son was just awarded the Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Identification Badge so I was looking at the info related to that. I decided to share
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Aa long aa she earned I think that's great thanks for sharing SPC Robert Coventry
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