Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers -- 1pm First visit to visit Arlington and very glad that we did. Wonderful & beautiful facility. Video with Sony RX100 i
I'm not even American and I could watch its over and over again. So Proper, respectful and such Dedication to showing every ounce of Respect for those who fought and fell for our freedoms
The passion, honor, respect, discipline, commitment and focus involved... all things that are sadly lacking in the current "instant-gratification" era.
This is the most beautiful ceremony to our fallen service men ever created and I am proud of the men and women who do this day in and day out 24/7...God bless them all!
Of all the videos I’ve watched of this ceremony, this might be my favorite. The crisp snap of both the Staff Sergeant’s and the guard’s movements are superb. #GodBlessOurSoldiers
Thank you for watching. This was the first time I saw the ceremony. I happened to luck out and just be at the right place at the right time. God Bless.
It is not how they do it the first time or even the tenth. It is how they do it for the 50th time on a hot humid day when you (as a tourist) die to escape to the subway or a museum or some coffee shop every five minutes. The dedication is amazing to anyone who's ever wore a uniform, gone through basic drills and stood a post.
Oh hey he was one of my drill sergeants a few years ago lol its crazy seeing him again when he was a guard, from2013-2016 he was a guard truly a great fun spirited man always making things fun but being strict when needed and even in basic you could tell he had a very disciplined composure
Always love the inspection at the changing of the guard, everything has to be perfect, there is not one spec of dust on that rifle, and not one wrinkle in that uniform. Full respect to the men and women that guard those sacred tombs. I look up to them so much👍
The cover adjustment at 4:35 was something that no one behind the rail would know was needed if the SOG hadn't done it.... but the Sentinels have their high standards to maintain....perfection is the order of the day for those soldiers.
@@eznf98 Good evening EZNF. You may be correct about pulling a loose string. However, in the hours that they take to prepare their uniforms each day, I would doubt that he would have missed something a obvious as a string. From the ready room to the Tomb Plaza, they walk under a long shaded area. Leaves, pollen pods, etc fall from those trees. I kinda guess that was what it was. But I don't know that for sure.
Thank you for the kind comment. We were humbled just to be able to see this. It was our first visit. So glad we visited Arlington. It was really beautiful there. God Bless America!
I always wondered what kinda person will give a thumbs down for this ceremony? He/she thinks is better than those soldiers,is it disrespect,don’t like it,or don’t like the military Corp.Whoever you are,I give you both thumbs down.
starship gus i would agree and started thinking about that. I dont think the thumbs down is for the content of the video, i think its the quality; how blurry it is, sound of guy breathing so hard it almost drowns out the foot clicks, things like that. How can anyone watch something so humbling then thumbs down it? Thats my opinion
Amelia Shostak There is nothing wrong with the video from my end,looks sharp and clear.The focus is of what this video represents,not the quality of it.
Scooter Scooter And now you reveled what you are,you know what they say,better keep your mouth shut and let people think you’re a moron,than open it and remove all doubts.
I've seen a number of these and I'm impressed with the weapons inspection of this one! Clean, crisp, fast, but thorough. Wold like to see this as a silent switch
The Commander of the Guard has a hard job, with the way they have to swing the riffle around without injuring themselves or the incoming Sentinel, with a very short distance between them
Being a Tomb sentinel would drive me nuts. So glad to be out of the military, now. Some people think that kind of military discipline is the coolest thing. But I hated it.
The Old Guard dates back to 1784. They are the ONLY unit of the armed forces permitted to guard with fixed bayonet, in honor of their bayonet charge during the Battle of Cerro Gordo in 1847.
@@steveharleyfan Good evening Hugh. You are correct. The marble is actually worn a little. So water pools slightly. It is rust, as you say. And the water continues the iron oxidation. Then, amazingly, it is black shoe polish which melts during the summer into the marble. It would be a job to clean it. But I don't think they want to clean it. Since it tells an 83 year old story.
This is one of the few videos that I've seen where the crowd actually stays quiet, there are so many videos where the sentinel has to stop what he/she is doing to either tell the crowd that they need to be silent or when someone tries to get close to the tomb and the sentinel has to tell them to stay behind the chains and rails
Good afternoon Nicholas. They change the guard in order to...change the guard. The guards walk the mat for 30 minutes from March to September. One hour from October to March. and 2 hours at night. They go through the exact procedure every time. Even in the middle of the night when it is pouring down rain (they do not do weapon inspection in the rain) The changing of the guard is not for the benefit of the visitors. The purpose of changing the guard is to...change the guard
A guard change is a guard change, regardless of time of day. Sometimes at night or during a snowstorm, you do a Post One change, by the Box. Regardless of how it's done, you always salute the Unknowns and pass on orders. (FYI - there's a RU-vid video of a Post One change in the snow.)
Is it just the army that guard the tomb? Whenever I watch a video of the changing of the guard, it's always someone from the army. What's the thing that they twiddle on the top of the riffle? Shouldn't the bayonette be on the top and not underneath? It looks as if it'd be foul of the path of a bullet if the sentinel ever had to fire their weapon
If anybody in the audience is not standing, then the staff sergeant will not hesitate to point that person out and ask them to stand. Starting at 5:27 there's clearly a woman in the background who went from standing to crouching and she was definitely in the eye site of the sergeant. Yet, he didn't say anything about it. I suppose the fact that she was crouching to attend to her child is forgiveable, similar to those who are wheelchair bound.
Ha, you have sharp eyes. They did tell people to stand at the beginning. Looks like she was stooping and holding on to her kid and keep him from running into the area which was a good thing. Yep this was something to see and glad to be there. Peace.
Respect from the uk. I don’t get why this is volunteering. Are guardsman get paid to guard the queen. Why don’t these soldiers get paid. Edit: this may have sounded a bit strange but if you are guarding I think you should get paid.
Guarding the tomb is a duty you volunteer for. You go through a selection process with a 90% failure rate. It’s considered a huge honor. Your pay is whatever your rank is.
@@n5iln Good evening n5iln. You said; "Not everyone who goes to a combat deployment is infantry" When he introduces himself at Sgt Hickman of the 3rd Infantry Regiment. I think all male Sentinels are from the 3rd Army Infantry Regiment at Fort Myer.
They use the M14 because the M16 is too fragile for the drill movements. Not bad drill however, it's interesting to compare to the more fluid style of our British guards.
That’s not dirt on the concrete you dunce. Those marks are the impressions left by the boots of thousands of sentries stepping in the exact same place over the years.
It is actually rust mixed with shoe polish. It will not come off the marble. The Guards have steel reinforced heels on their shoed. As they walk tiny metal shavings come off as their heel hits the marble. When it rains the metal rusts. In the heat, black shoe polish melts on their shoes and mixes with the metal shavings and water. As Nicholas stated, it is an indelible testament of 650+ Tomb Guards stepping in the exact same spot 24 hours a day for decades. In all those decades, their march has never changed.
@@aquilifergroup You know you could have just answered the question without insulting the man. It was a fair question. But since you DID insult the man, pardon me for being pedantic. In your answer you made 4 factual errors. Does that make YOU a dunce? 1) It is solid marble, not concrete 2) The guards wear shoes, not boots 3) There have been 650+ guards/Sentinels, not thousands 4) They are Sentinels or guards. Not sentries
Those marks are not dirt, they are impressions formed by the boots of thousands of sentries stepping on the exact same place on the concrete over the years
@@aquilifergroup 1) Marble not concrete 2) Shoes not boots 3) 650+ guards, not thousands. 4) Sentinels or guards not sentries (Sentries guard a door or an access point) Some would say I am being pedantic. My wife just says I am an insufferable, know-it-all horse's ass.
Там не весь ствол проверен. Надо разобрать винтовку. А потом раздеть караульного и проверить всю одежду. А вдруг это не мужик. И вообще все проверить. Каждого находящегося. А потом сменить караульных. Доложить фбр цру и лично президенту. Как то так.
The guests are always willing to respond to the Guard's request. Some times they are just careless or aren't paying attention. They are not defiant. I have never known one who did not cooperate after receiving instructions in a loud Command Voice from the Tomb Guard
I mean no offence to these or any soldiers as I am one. However the drill of this unknown soldier has become robotics and is not human, it s rather sad as it is a special thing to be conducting drill in your capital city.
Well in this Country, you are entitled to express your opinion and can have one. However, this tradition is a time-honored one that has been conduced 7 days a week 24 hours a day to honor our fallen soldiers. No one does this for money. They do it because "we remember" and will not forget the sacrifice of those who gave their lives for our freedom. God Bless the USA.
rayc76knoxville I respectfully think you miss my point: I am not disrespecting the act of mounting a guard on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. What I am saying is: It has become rather robotic and many drill movements now (as is the same in the UK) have become detached from serving soldiers looking like human beings. I was fortunate enough to be the Senior Sgt (E7 in US terms) to mount guard at Buckingham Palace, St James Palace and the Tower of London for 6 months after returning from Afghanistan in 2007 so I have an understanding of the script.
