{"id":168,"date":"2006-05-29T11:25:39","date_gmt":"2006-05-29T18:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.onegoodcookie.com\/?p=168"},"modified":"2009-11-28T19:23:48","modified_gmt":"2009-11-29T00:23:48","slug":"may-29-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidesurgery.com\/2006\/05\/may-29-2006\/","title":{"rendered":"May 29, 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Patriots That Guard The Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The soldiers that guard The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier do so 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, regardless of weather, including during hurricane Isabella that hit Washington DC in 2003. The guards were given permissen to suspend their watch but refused and, soaked to the skin, guarded the tomb in hailing wind and rain.<\/p>\n<p>It is an ascetic life. The guards live in a barracks underneath the tomb and must take an oath to give up alcohol and swearing for the rest of their lives. 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