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Story of the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier
November 18, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm MST
Cave Creek Museum Presents will host The Unknown Soldier Story on Saturday, November 18, 2023 from 2-4 PM.
Matthew Scott reprises his presentation of how the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery was created, including the selection of the fallen soldier from the battlefields of France was chosen to represent all our fallen military.
It is hard to describe how moving this story is as he describes the emotion-wrenching process as well as the pomp and ceremony that accompanied the soldier’s reunification with his homeland and interment in the crypt at Arlington National Cemetery. Matthew’s research includes the use of a report documented by his grandfather, who was a clerk in the Cemetery Division of the Department of War, and who was directed to document the details of the ceremony in France and the burial in Arlington in November of 1921.
Presenter Matthew Scott is a Life Associate Member of the Society of the Honor Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Scott will talk about the selection and burial of the first Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. This story was the catalyst for the Veterans’ Memory Garden.
Visit https://cavecreekmuseum.org/veterans-memory-garden-at-the-cave-creek-museum to see details on this project. Visitors may also make a financial or “in-kind” contribution to support this project.
Admission is $10, including an all-day museum pass. (No discounts or Culture Passes will be honored.) FREE for members; advance registration is required.
The 53-year-old museum’s mission is to preserve the artifacts of the prehistory, history, culture and legacy of the Cave Creek Mining District and the Cave Creek/Carefree foothills area through education, research, and interpretive exhibits. The Cave Creek Museum is located at 6140 E. Skyline Drive in Cave Creek, Ariz., 480.488.2764. Open October through May.