Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-30
Two Unknowns to Join
Comrode in Arlington
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services az their head. They
marched at i20 steps a minute.
They were followed by the
Army Band. q company OF ca
diets from the Military Acad-
envy and a company OF mid
shipmen from the Naval Acad-
envy.
Next was an Army company
from the LIST Battle Group, Sd
Infantry. Then a company Of
Marines from the Washington
Marine Barracks. a Navy COM
pany from the Anacostia Re-
ceiving Station. an Air Force
squadron from Boiling Air
Force Base and a Coast Guard
company from the Cape May
IN. j. Receiving Center.
Bringing up the rear Of this
first march unitswas combined
company Of service women,
among them Army, Navy, AIR
Force and Marines.
Nine Abreast
All the companies marched
nine abreast.
The second march unit TO pass
was headed by a commander
and his staff Of seven officers
from the Reserves and Ma
tional Guard.
Behind them came the Navy
Band. Then companies Of Army
National Guard. Army Reserve,
Marine Corps Reserve and Ma
val Reserve. squadrons Of Air
National Guard and Air Force
Reserve and a company Of
Coast Guard Reserve.
The third unit was made up
veterans. The commander
represented the American Vet
Grams Of World War II and Ko-
rea. His staff Of three were from
the American Legion. the Vet
Grams Of Foreign War and the
AMVETS. Each was in uniform.
Behind them came the Air
Force Band. Then a contingent
Of uniformed Legionnaires, one
of Veterans Of Foreign Wars
and one Of AMVETS.
Behind them had moved the
cars Of the special honor guard,
the Nations Understanding
military men.
On foot came the two sets Of
National Colors. one for each
Of the honored dead. and the
cars Of the four chaplains.
Then the caissons. The
hooves Of the IL horses beat a
rapid tattoo on the pavement.
Behind them came the Vice
President, the Medal Of Honor
men and the civilian leaders OF
the Nation.
IS Minutes TO Pass
The cortege is long and slow.
1t covered three-quarters OF a
mile from end to end and 1t
took a quarter of an hour to
pass by.
AS it moved west on Con-
stitution avenue. police and
National Guardsmen lined the
way. People stood at the curbs
TO watch it pass. To the men in
the procession, the sound OF
the guns grew steadily louder
as they neared the Washington
Monument.
Under the arching elms OF
the broad avenue it went, the
massive buildings Of the Gov
eminent on its right, the green
expanse of the Mall on its left
The procession had been UNI
der way for nearly an hour be-
fore the Lincoln Memorial
came into view. The marchers
turned south on Twenty-third
street and made the turn
around the monument to the
Civil War President and then
moved onto Memorial Bridge.
Ahead was the hillside home OF
Robert E. Lee and the green
expanse Of Arlington Cemetery
The rest of the journey, the
funeral service and the final
interment would take two more
hours. This was the program;
The leading elements have
reached the Virginia shore, the
caissons are near the center OF
the span when, with a rush and
a roar, 20 jet planes come out
of the southeast, flying straight
upriver at 1900 feet.
It is the Air Force tribute to
the fallen. Fifteen F-l00C
Sabres lead. flying a trail OF
diamonds" but with the right
wingman Of the leader missing
symbol of the dead comrade
Behind them are five B-57
Canberra bombers. flying in
two US" the leaders right
wingman also missing.
They pass overhead at 300
miles per hour. The cortege
below moves westward at 3l2
miles per hour.
The proc esSion passes
through Memorial Gate into the
cemetery and winds up Roose-
welt drive and Wilson drive to
the amphitheater near the top
of the hill.
The caissons are drawn up
at the west entrance to the
marble bowl. They wait there
under guard as the dignitaries
in the procession take their
places in the amphitheater
President Eisenhower has
come from the White House
before the cortege arrived, He
takes his place on the apse at
the east end of the amphithe-
alter. Behind him are Chief JUS