Tombs of the Unknown soldier
A soldier of the U.S. Army stands guard over The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Virginia:
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The proposal for commemorating the unknown victims of war with a single tomb was first made by Reverend David Railton, in 1916, after seeing a grave marked by a rough cross with a pencil-written legend "An Unknown British Soldier", while serving in the British Army as a chaplain on the Western Front. His suggestion was received with support from the public as well as from the Dean of Westminster, Prime Minister and King George V. At the same time a proposal for a similar monument was passed in France.
On November 11, 1920, the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior was created at Westminster Abbey, in Britain, while in in France La tombe du soldat inconnu was placed in the Arc de Triomphe. The idea of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier spread throughout other countries and within a few years similar tombs were erected in many countries.
Here are some selected Tombs of the Unknown Soldier from around the world
http://www.amusingplanet.com/2015/07/tomb-of-unknown-soldier-around-world.html
I lived near Wash. D.C. for many years and the stories of the guards and their resolve at the Unknown were remarkable. Once a rare hurricane came up the Chesapeake Bay and the city shut down. Stores, offices, schools closed. The hurricane hit - maybe a weak three. The guards still marched up and down that narrow path not seeking shelter for a minute even when told by their commanders to leave their station.