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Exclusive — Patrick K. O’Donnell: Dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Was a Moment of ‘Unity and Healing’

Patrick K. O’Donnell, military historian and author of The Unknowns: The Untold Story of America’s Unknown Soldier and WWI’s Most Decorated Heroes Who Brought Him Home, said on Veterans Day that the dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on November 11, 1921, was a moment of “healing and unity” that transcended ethnic and racial lines in the U.S.

ARLINGTON, VA - DECEMBER 7: American Veterans and Pearl Harbor Survivors Association membe