LEBANON, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Visitors will have the opportunity to pay tribute and honor fallen soldiers before a 50% replica of the Tomb of the Unknowns in Wilson County. This exact replica will be on display June 6-8 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Wilson County Veterans Museum. The museum is located in Lebanon at 304 East Main Street next to the Wilson County Courthouse.
The traveling exhibition “A Call To Honor: The Traveling Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Replica” is a sponsored by the Museum and The Exchange Club of West Wilson County.
“Bringing the replica to Wilson County is deeply important to providing access to one of the nation’s most sacred places” explained Nancy Britt, President of The Exchange Club of West Wilson County.
Retired U.S. Air Force Major Bill King, Chair of the Americanism Committee for The Exchange Club of Rome, GA ( RomeExchangeClub.com ) and other Club members will be on hand to educate the public about the Tomb. Youth groups are invited to attend.
The Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery stands atop a hill overlooking Washington, D.C. Congress approved the burial of an unidentified American soldier from World War I in the plaza of the Memorial Amphitheater on March 4, 1921.
It is requested that observers follow the same reverence at the replica as shown at the actual Tomb of the Unknowns. Admissions is free, donations welcomed. For more information call the Museum at 615-444-2460 or info@WilsonCountyVeteransMuseum.com