In the center of Paris, a place magnetized by history attracts glances as well as silence. Just beneath the Arc de Triomphe, ...

A man has sparked outrage after he used the memorial flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris to light a cigarette.

A homeless man who "defied" a war memorial by stepping over the guard rail to light a cigarette on the flame now faces ...

A Moroccan man faces deportation after lighting a cigarette at France's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, sparking outrage and ...

A video showing the man casually walking across the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath the Arc de Triomphe set off outrage ...

Since that time, the remains of three other soldiers — one each representing World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War — have been interred in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. 1.

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is guarded 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and in any weather by Tomb Guard sentinels. Tomb Guards are volunteers -- part of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also ...

Gavin McIlvenna, a Tomb guard from 1997 to 1998, retired as a sergeant major and now serves as President of the Society of the Honor Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the platoon’s alumni ...

Then, on Nov. 11, 1921, the Unknown Soldier was interred in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Across the nation, two minutes of silence was observed at the beginning of the ceremony.

To commemorate the memorial's 100th anniversary, members of the public were allowed to walk up to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier for the first time in 96 years for a two-day event held on Tuesday ...

The Tomb Guard have conducted their duty in an unbroken chain since 1926. Day and night, 24/7, 365 days a year, a Tomb Guard paces, protects, and honors the Tomb and all that it stands for.

5. The Tomb Guard badge is the least awarded in the U.S. Army, and he second least awarded badge in the military. The badge can be taken away for behavior that is considered disrespectful of the Tomb.