COUNTRY IS MAKING A STOP HERE IN THE TRIAD THIS WEEKEND. A REPLICA OF THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE VFW IN KERNERSVILLE, STAR CONNOR JOINS US NOW IN STUDIO THIS MORNING, SO STAR, WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS MEMORIAL? WELL, THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER IS A MONUMENT AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY DEDICATED TO AMERICAN SERVICE MEMBERS. SERVICE MEMBERS WHO HAVE DIED WITHOUT THEIR REMAINS IDENTIFIED. NOW, THE VFW AND KERNERSVILLE SAYS IT’S THE FIRST POST IN NORTH CAROLINA TO DISPLAY THE HALF SIZE REPLICA, AND IT WILL BE ON DISPLAY TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. AND ANYONE CAN COME BY FOR FREE TO SEE IT. DAVID LONG, THE COMMANDER OF THE VFW POST 5352, SAYS HAVING THE REPLICA ON DISPLAY IS A GOOD WAY TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY AND GET TO KNOW OUR LOCAL VETERANS. IT’S JUST SOMETHING THAT THAT WE WANTED …
Traveling Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to be on display in Kernersville this weekend [Video]
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