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Behind These Walls
Receiving Honored Servicemembers and Dignitaries
Honor
Famous and fallen leaders have arrived at the Navy Yard including the body of James Smithson, benefactor of the Smithsonian Institution in 1904. In 1921, the Unknown Soldier from WWI was brought here before burial at Arlington National Cemetery. A generation later in 1958, the Unknown Servicemen from both World War II and the Korean War were brought to the Navy Yard before burial at Arlington National Cemetery. |