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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt leading a memorial ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
November 11, 2020
Armistice Day
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt leads a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Armistice Day in 1936. The tomb, located in Arlington National Cemetery, honors members of the military who have died but cannot be identified.
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