Sacred Duty - Cotton, Tom
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THEIR DUTY IS SACRED. THEIR STANDARD IS PERFECTION. An extraordinary journey behind the scenes of Arlington National Cemetery, Senator Tom Cotton's Sacred Duty offers an intimate and inspiring portrait of ?The Old Guard,? the revered U.S. Army unit whose mission is to honor our country's fallen heroes on the most hallowed ground in America. Cotton was a platoon leader with the storied 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment?The Old Guard?between combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. At the height of the Iraq Surge, he laid fallen comrades to rest in Arlington's famed Section 60, ?the saddest acre in…mehr

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THEIR DUTY IS SACRED. THEIR STANDARD IS PERFECTION. An extraordinary journey behind the scenes of Arlington National Cemetery, Senator Tom Cotton's Sacred Duty offers an intimate and inspiring portrait of ?The Old Guard,? the revered U.S. Army unit whose mission is to honor our country's fallen heroes on the most hallowed ground in America. Cotton was a platoon leader with the storied 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment?The Old Guard?between combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. At the height of the Iraq Surge, he laid fallen comrades to rest in Arlington's famed Section 60, ?the saddest acre in America.? He also performed hundreds of funerals for veterans of the Greatest Generation, as well as the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Part history of The Old Guard, which dates back to 1784; part memoir of Cotton's time at Arlington; part intimate profile of today's soldiers, Sacred Duty is an unforgettable testament to the timeless power of service and sacrifice to our nation.
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Tom Cotton is a United States Senator from Arkansas. He served in Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division and in Afghanistan with a Provincial Reconstruction Team. Between combat tours, he served with the United States Army's 3rd Infantry Regiment (?The Old Guard?) at Arlington National Cemetery. His military decorations include the Bronze Star, the Combat Infantryman Badge, and the Ranger Tab. He served one term in the House of Representatives before election to the Senate. A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, Tom is married to Anna and they have two sons, Gabriel and Daniel.