After months of intense training, Sgt. Luke Porter, HHC, 4th Battalion, 3d US Infantry (Old Guard), became the 623 recipient and third Army Medic to receive the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Identification Badge since it was first issued in 1958.
Sgt. Porter hails from State College, Pa. The Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Identification Badge is the secondleast awarded badge in the U.S. Army, after the Astronaut Badge. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (TUS) holds the unidentified remains of Soldiers from World War I, World War II and the Korean War. Tomb Sentinels guard the TUS 24 hours a day, 365 days a year despite any weather condition at Arlington National Cemetery, Va.
The precision of this elite platoon is witnessed by more than three million visitors a year who come to watch the changing of the guard at the TUS. The 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) conducts memorial affairs to honor our fallen comrades, ceremonies, and special events to represent the Army, communicating its story to our Nation's citizens and the world. On order, the regiment conducts defense support of civil authorities in the National Capitol Region.
See video footage of Sgt. Porter's Tomb Badge Ceremony at: http://www.dvidshub.net/video/342009/sgt-porter-tomb-badgeceremony
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