Crypt of the Unknown from the Vietnam War

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burial vault war memorial

The Crypt of the Unknown from the Vietnam War is a burial vault at Arlington National Cemetery that once honored an unidentified American service member from the Vietnam War as part of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Aliases (2)

Vietnam Unknown crypt ×1
Vietnam War Unknown ×1

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	burial vault → war memorial →
alsoKnownAs	Vietnam Unknown crypt → Vietnam War Unknown →
associatedWith	United States Congress → United States Department of Defense → United States Department of the Army →
cemetery	Arlington National Cemetery →
city	Arlington →
commemorates	American military personnel killed in the Vietnam War whose remains were not identified at the time of interment →
conflict	Vietnam War →
country	United States →
guardedBy	3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) →
hasCulturalSignificance	site of national remembrance ceremonies → symbol of respect for missing and unidentified service members →
hasInscription	inscription honoring an unknown from the Vietnam War →
hasType	cenotaph-like memorial → tomb →
honored	unidentified American service member from the Vietnam War →
isComponentOf	complex of crypts for unknown U.S. service members from multiple wars at Arlington →
locatedIn	Arlington National Cemetery →
locatedInCemeterySection	Tomb of the Unknown Soldier plaza →
material	stone →
memorialType	military memorial → war grave →
overseenBy	United States Army →
partOf	Tomb of the Unknown Soldier → United States national military cemeteries memorials →
state	Virginia →
symbolizes	national mourning for unknown war dead → sacrifice of unidentified U.S. service members in the Vietnam War →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Crypt of the Unknown from the Vietnam War ("Vietnam Unknown crypt") → Crypt of the Unknown from the Vietnam War ("Vietnam War Unknown") →	alsoKnownAs
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier →	hasPart