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100 Year Old Sentinel Returns to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
October 28, 2019
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Army issued the following news:

At 100, Jack Eaton is the oldest living, oldest known sentinel of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. His and other sentinels' names are there on plaques, commemorating their service. Sentinels, all volunteers, are members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also known as "The Old Guard."

Life in the Army for Eaton began when he left coal country in southeastern Pennsylvania to enlist in 1937 at age 1 . . .

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