One of the main goals for the Society has been to educate young American's about the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and what it represents.  We do this by talking to students in the class room. From High School Seniors to Second Graders, current and former Tomb Guards have been educating and making an impact on future generations.
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The Society offers teachers a chance to have guests in the class room.   Each Tomb Guard brings a different view of the Tomb to the class room, from the 1960's to 2002.  For those areas that a Tomb Guard cannot get to, we offer a presentation that can be played with or with out a Tomb Guard.

Students, Military and Civic Organizations should contact the Education Committee Chairman for questions concerning educational programs and talks by former and current Tomb Guards:

SHGTUS Education Committee

"Hello,

Yesterday we were honored to have been visited by Mr. Meredith Smith, representing SHGTUS. This was by far, the most important assembly that I have ever scheduled in the area of Cultural Arts!

The accolades just keep coming in! While it is a mystery to me as to how Mr. Smith could capture and hold the attention of kindergartners through teachers, he very easily accomplished this! He brought along visual props (his shoes, flag, an oar [substituting for an air rifle, as nothing resembling a weapon is permitted in the schools], etc. The children loved...LOVED...when he demonstrated how a guard would respond to someone approaching the tomb. We all jumped!

One of the areas of Mr. Smith's talk that was very meaningful was the fact that he integrated such topics as 'respect', and  'integrity'. I'm afraid that these basic qualities have been overshadowed by sports, technology, etc., in much of our society today. 

In closing, I would like to thank you so much for offering this educational program!  It is so important for American History and Patriotism to be taught at an early age, yet clearly our school curriculums are not always achieving this. With the help of your programs, many little lives will be touched and enriched.

I might add that I love your web site --- the history, the photos, everything! Thank you for volunteering your time and energies into making it what it is.  (I actually came upon the idea of an assembly quite by accident.... we were planning a trip to the Tomb and I logged on to see what time the changing of the guard would take place. One page led to another, and in no time I was making arrangements for Mr. Smith to visit us at Norrisville School) A special thank you to Mr. John Royal Porter for his assistance in arranging this for me.

Sincerely,

The following schools/organizations have used this website, and/or have been visited by a Tomb Guard in their classrooms or at their facilities:

	Woburn Public Schools, JFK Middle School in Woburn, Massachussets
	Reedsport High School in Reedsport, Oregon
	Mapleton High School in Mapleton, Oregon
	Highland Elementary School in Reedsport, Oregon
	Woodland High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
	Farrell High School in Farrell, Pennsylvania
	Cannon High School in Charlotte, North Carolina
	Living Water Community Church in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
	First United Methodist Church in New Philadelphia, Ohio
	Great Valley Middle School in Malvern, Pennsylvania
	Masconomet Middle School at Arlington National Cemetery
	Roy Martin Center in Columbus, Georgia
	National Sojourners' Old Dominion in Burke, Virginia
	Roseville Elementary School in Roseville, California
	Bolsa Grande High School in Garden Grove, California
	Sun River Valley School in Simms, Montana
	Boyertown Junior High East in Boyertown, Pennsylvania
	Norrisville Elementary School in White Hall, Maryland
	Downing School in Runnemede, New Jersey
	The Living Water Home School Education Group in Medford, New Jersey
	Southampton School #2 in Southampton Township, New Jersey
	Watertown Middle School in Watertown, Massachusetts
	Hawaii National Guard NCO Academy 11B MOSQ Training in Waimanalo, Hawaii
	USA NCO Academy, ANCOC Phase I at Fort Lewis, Washington

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