The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is Arlington National Cemetery’s most iconic memorial and is guarded 24/7 by the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as “The Old Guard.” One of those sentinels was Ethan Morse, who later became a filmmaker and made a documentary and TV series about the lives and mindsets of tomb guards.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
00:29 Ethan Morse got his acting break in 'Gods and Generals'
01:01 Ethan took a day trip to visit Arlington National Cemetery
01:23 History of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
01:43 Ethan was rendered speechless by the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
02:09 9/11 motivated Ethan to enlist
02:55 Ethan folded flags at Arlington National Cemetery
04:04 After 13 months Ethan began training for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
05:06 Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has been guarded since 1948
05:37 Two things you shouldn't do while guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Solider
06:59 How to documentary "The Unknowns" came to be