Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-12
j. 6. NAMELESS
HERO SLEEPS IN
A CRYPT IN HIS
NATIVE COUNTRY
American Soldier Who Gave
His Life Abroad Is Buried
in Arlington With the
Braves of Many Wars,
A SPECIAL PLACE OF
HONOR HAS BEEN MADE
He Lies Alone in the Mys-
terry of Death, Laden
With HonorS Beyond Any
of His Fellows Below,
tBy The Associated rress)

Washington, Nov. 11-High on
wooded ridge beside the Potomac
Americas nameless hero will sleep
bivouacked with the brave Of many
wars.
Everywhere about his simple
tomb, over the swelling slopes or
in the shaded canyons Of Arlington
national cemetery, stand monu-
ments and headstones on which are
craven names that also are written
imperishably in the pages or glory
that make the nations history
There, too, are stones, amid the
long rows, to mark other unknown
dead of other wars, and the bulk Oh
the monument above the single
grave where rest the unknown OIL
the war between the states, gather-
ed from many battle fields.
Special Place of Honor.
But for the newcomer from
France among this fellowship OF
yalor, a special place of honor mas
been made. He will sleep IN
narrow crypt, hewn out of the i've
stone that forms the terrace OIL the
memorial amphitheater erected TO
consecrate the memory OF men
eyervwhere who died for the rag
Above his casket a massive pIock
~ stone carved with the brief
legend of a nations tribute TO All
those others who sleep uhkho"iitt
in France, will be placed Oh =.
also will go the long list OIL holloa :
the nation and the great powers VI
the world have lavished on the SOL
diers who gave their identity as wen
as their lives on French paIue-
fields. a., .
Above the great stone towers the
marble pillare? facade of the am,
phitheater, browning the ridge anu
looking down over a sweeping vista
of quiet hills and peaceful country
side to the wide waters OF the
river. Beyond stands Washington
CITY in the haze of distance. over
il. dimly visible, looms the great
figure of Freedom on the dome OF
the capitol: farther down WASH
ington Monument thrusts a slender
gray finger to challenge attention
of the very sky to the deeds OF
neace and war it commentaries
closer still looms the square Whlte
hulk Of Lincoln Memorial at the
river brim, sealing a people trlp-
ute to a martyred leader.
Calm Hills Drop Away.
Fold on fold, the calm hills drop
away from the terrace where the
sleeDer from France lies honored'
but unknown. At his feet SOUP
tured marble balustrade sweeps
out on either side, making the VIDE,
graceful curve of the foot-way that
drops down to the grass-groWn
slopes where day by day, many a
gallant comrade from France is
finding his last resting place. Down
there the new headstones CLEAN IN
countless variety. There is hardly
an hour of any day when sorrow
ing relatives are not moving SLOWLY
among the new graves, giving ioV-
ing care to flowers on the 10"
mounds. on the headstones are
cut the names, the dates OF blrth
and death of the dead, and names
of French villages where they made
their great sacrifice. Man by man,
their record is written for all 10
know and honor.
There Arc No Relatives.
But for the nameless one, asleep
on the terrace above. there are no
relatives. He lies alone in the mys-
ferv of death. Laden with honors
beyond any of his fellows below:
there is none to tell of the way OF
his life and his death, Of whence he
came or of what he was, save that
he died in France, at the nation, S
call. The American people are his
next of kin. He alone may sleep
there with the great monument to
all the nations honored dead.
Everywhere about the amphi-
theater are monuments with names