As Tornadoes Threatened The US Capital, Tomb Of The Unknown Solider Remained Guarded

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DC was recently rocked by tornado warnings. While Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used it to whine about climate change and pimp out her #GreenNewDeal…

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wonders if climate change is to blame for the DC tornado alarm pic.twitter.com/8qgyHC1zK6

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… men of honor stood outside and guarded the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Check out this update from the U.S. Department of Defense.

“On Wednesday, torrential rain and drastic wind gusts overcame America’s most hallowed grounds. Visitors ran for cover. News media piled into vehicles together. The streets flooded. Trees as old as the cemetery itself broke at the trunk and came crashing down,” the department wrote in a series of tweets.

“But America’s Regiment endured. They found low ground and held fast through the wind and the rain. Some had to be to [sic] ordered to stand down from planting flags, still determined to continue to #HonorTheFallen.”

“One of the most extraordinary displays of discipline and dedication to duty ever to be witnessed at @ArlingtonNatl was taking place at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier,” the statement continued. “With only a few watching from cover, a Tomb Sentinel approached the Unknowns with U.S. flags in hand.”

“As thunder shook the ground & rains washed down, the Tomb Sentinel pierced through the elements w/breath-taking precision. He knelt & placed the flags in honor of the Unknowns. Humans have their limits, but @USArmyOldGuard has yet to meet theirs. #KnowYourMil”

1 of 4: On Wednesday, torrential rain and drastic wind gusts overcame America’s most hallowed grounds. Visitors ran for cover. News media piled into vehicles together. The streets flooded. Trees as old as the cemetery itself broke at the trunk and came crashing down. pic.twitter.com/B1xBgsGIOm

— Department of Defense 🇺🇸 (@DeptofDefense) May 25, 2019

2 of 4: But America's Regiment endured. They found low ground and held fast through the wind and the rain. Some had to be to ordered to stand down from planting flags, still determined to continue to #HonorTheFallen. pic.twitter.com/zt8EN3twh4

— Department of Defense 🇺🇸 (@DeptofDefense) May 25, 2019

3 of 4: One of the most extraordinary displays of discipline and dedication to duty ever to be witnessed at @ArlingtonNatl was taking place at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. With only a few watching from cover, a Tomb Sentinel approached the Unknowns with U.S. flags in hand. pic.twitter.com/5nI6s5oXmK

— Department of Defense 🇺🇸 (@DeptofDefense) May 25, 2019

4 of 4: As thunder shook the ground & rains washed down, the Tomb Sentinel pierced through the elements w/breath-taking precision. He knelt & placed the flags in honor of the Unknowns. Humans have their limits, but @USArmyOldGuard has yet to meet theirs. #KnowYourMil pic.twitter.com/t1VA3c8dDd

— Department of Defense 🇺🇸 (@DeptofDefense) May 25, 2019

Powerful.