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Unknown Soldier, the
     
Unknown Soldier, the
a soldier, whose name is not known, and whose body is buried in a national monument, which is usually called the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. He represents all the soldiers of the same nation who died in a war, especially in World War I or World War II.
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