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The tomb was established in the wake of World War I, but it did not have an assigned military guard until March 25, 1926.
The tomb was established in the wake of World War I, but it did not have an assigned military guard until March 25, 1926.
The march memorialized the Bonus Army, who marched on Washington, D.C., demanding early payment of service certificates due in 1945.
The Medal of Honor will be awarded to three soldiers who respectively fought in World War II, the Vietnam War and in the Global War on Terrorism.
'Game show-type moments'
The Army has posthumously commissioned seven University of Hawaii ROTC cadets of Japanese descent who were killed during World War II.