Hurricane does not stop sentinels at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by KC Fish

Yes, I think you are right. I'm not trying to be an ass either. Please excuse my ignorance.

It's certainly symbolic rather than logical. But the symbolism is that they're keeping guard over all of those who have been killed, but never identified, in wars over our country's entire history. The Tomb is, by far, the most revered grave in the U.S. and is treated as such.

It's not completely unlike guards at Buckingham Palace in England. Those are largely symbolic as well. We just choose to symbolically guard those who gave their lives for this country rather than monarchs.