Younger chose the Unknown Soldier of World War I, who now lies in the tomb. Memorial Day marks the day in 1921 when four unknowns were exhumed from four World War I American cemeteries in France. On the back on the tomb, there is an inscription that reads: Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God. There are also six wreaths, three sculpted on each side, that represent the six major campaigns of World War I. The white marble sarcophagus has three Greek figures sculpted on the side representing Peace, Victory, and Valor. Congress approved the burial of an unidentified World War I soldier in the plaza of the then-new Memorial Amphitheater in 1921. It stands on the top of a hill overlooking Washington DC. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is at Arlington National Cemetery.
