Cracks May Force replacement of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
From Associated Press:
Cracks on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier are getting bigger. Though the Tomb is not in danger of crumbling the Arilngton National Cemetery is determine whether now is the time to patch the fissures or replace the marble altogether.
Cracks were first noticed in the 1940's but are said to have probably been there when the tomb first opened in 1932. By the late 1980's a steady had been done and it had been determined that the largest crack extended 28 feet.
The tomb has been patched, most recently in 1989, but a 1990 report concluded that the fissures would only get worse.
For a picture of the Tomb on more on this topic, see The New York Times, Wednesday, August 2, 2006, A-17.
Cracks on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier are getting bigger. Though the Tomb is not in danger of crumbling the Arilngton National Cemetery is determine whether now is the time to patch the fissures or replace the marble altogether.
Cracks were first noticed in the 1940's but are said to have probably been there when the tomb first opened in 1932. By the late 1980's a steady had been done and it had been determined that the largest crack extended 28 feet.
The tomb has been patched, most recently in 1989, but a 1990 report concluded that the fissures would only get worse.
For a picture of the Tomb on more on this topic, see The New York Times, Wednesday, August 2, 2006, A-17.
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