Tomb of the Unknown Soldier-Changing of the Guard-Arlington National Cemetery

This is a superbly shot piece that depicts the Changing of the Guard at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. The guards switch every hour on the hour 24hours a day, 365 Days a Year. Indeed, the only video since Barack Obama has been in office!

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[redneck41jw]

I'm not sure why people have to compare us to other countries and say we need to do what they do... this is THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and we do it our way. This is an honor to watch and i am so thankful for those who have givin their lives so i can live in freedom!

[ROFGamingNet]

fuck that bitch

[josiachicas]

poor soldiers hopefully in the future they will be able to identify everyone

[madguy457]

This is more awesome to watch in person

[auggiej1]

@TheBernice oh i see,

[TheBernice]

@auggiej1 The M14 uses a detachable box magazine. Since the Sentinels do not carry their rifles loaded, there's no need for a magazine to be inserted in the rifle while guarding the Tomb.

[auggiej1]

@TheBernice hmmm, i see it, but what about the clip, where is that?

[TheBernice]

@auggiej1 Those are not M1s. They are in fact M14s. They're easy confused as the M14 is descended from the M1 but if you look at the end of the barrel you will notice that these rifles do not have a gas cylinder (it's a large metal tube) underneath the barrel. That identifies them as M14s; there are other differences but they're harder to see in a video this fuzzy.

[auggiej1]

@zachsbanks no they don't, they carry M1 garands...

[slayr399]

can't see why anyone would dislike this video. i think it's one of the most impressive military displays i've ever seen

[702lg]

How typical that the two people were told to remain standing were women and that the last woman was obese. Says a lot about dis-respect to our military who fights for our freedom from those two arrogant women. Can't stay standing for 10 minutes? How sad. Lay off the fast food and go to the gym!

[TheSentinel488]

I wonder which ones are badge holders out there. this is a very sloppy guard change. Popcorn galore and the blouse is loose. Surprised the relief commander posted him. I would have sent him back down.