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Other unknown servicemen were later placed in crypts there, and it also became known as the Tomb of the Unknowns, though it has never been officially named. The soldiers entombed there are: | Other unknown servicemen were later placed in crypts there, and it also became known as the Tomb of the Unknowns, though it has never been officially named. The soldiers entombed there are: | ||
* Unknown Soldier of [[World War I]], entombed November 11, 1921; President [[Warren G. Harding]] presided | * Unknown Soldier of [[World War I]], entombed November 11, 1921; President [[Warren G. Harding]] presided | ||
* Unknown Soldier of [[World War II]], interred May 30, 1958; President | * Unknown Soldier of [[World War II]], interred May 30, 1958; President Dwight D. Eisenhower presided | ||
* Unknown Soldier of the Korean War, also interred May 30, 1958; President Dwight Eisenhower presided again, Vice President [[Richard Nixon]] acted as next of kin | * Unknown Soldier of the Korean War, also interred May 30, 1958; President Dwight Eisenhower presided again, Vice President [[Richard Nixon]] acted as next of kin | ||
* Unknown Soldier of the Vietnam War, interred May 28, 1984; President [[Ronald Reagan]] presided. The remains of the Vietnam Unknown were disinterred, under the authority of President [[Bill Clinton]], on May 14, 1998, and were identified as those of Air Force first Lt. [[Michael Blassie|Michael J. Blassie]], whose family had them reinterred near their home in [[St. Louis, Missouri]]. It has been determined that the crypt at the Tomb of the Unknowns that contained the remains of the Vietnam Unknown will remain empty. | * Unknown Soldier of the Vietnam War, interred May 28, 1984; President [[Ronald Reagan]] presided. The remains of the Vietnam Unknown were disinterred, under the authority of President [[Bill Clinton]], on May 14, 1998, and were identified as those of Air Force first Lt. [[Michael Blassie|Michael J. Blassie]], whose family had them reinterred near their home in [[St. Louis, Missouri]]. It has been determined that the crypt at the Tomb of the Unknowns that contained the remains of the Vietnam Unknown will remain empty. | ||