Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Sacred Duty: A Soldier's Tour at Arlington National Cemetery
    Sacred Duty: A Soldier's Tour at Arlington National Cemetery
    Sacred Duty: A Soldier's Tour at Arlington National Cemetery
    Audiobook8 hours

    Sacred Duty: A Soldier's Tour at Arlington National Cemetery

    Written by Tom Cotton

    Narrated by Tom Cotton and Jeremy Arthur

    4.5/5

    ()

    Switch to ebook

    About this audiobook

    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 carried the flag-draped remains of his fallen comrades off of airplanes at Dover Air Force Base, and he laid them 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.

    The Old Guard has embodied the ideals of honor and sacrifice across our nation’s history. America’s oldest active-duty regiment, dating back to 1784, The Old Guard conducts daily military-honor funerals on the 624 rolling acres of Arlington, where generations of American heroes rest. Its soldiers hold themselves to the standard of perfection in sweltering heat, frigid cold, and driving rain. Every funeral is a no-fail, zero-defect mission, whether honoring a legendary general or a humble private.

    In researching and writing the book, Cotton returned to Arlington and shadowed the regiment’s soldiers, from daily funerals to the state funeral of President George H. W. Bush to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, reliving the honor—and the challenges—of duty at the nation’s “most sacred shrine.”

    Part history of The Old Guard, part memoir of Cotton’s time at Arlington, part intimate profile of the today’s soldiers, Sacred Duty is an unforgettable testament to the timeless power of service and sacrifice to our nation.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateMay 14, 2019
    ISBN9780062863188
    Author

    Tom Cotton

    Tom Cotton is a United States Senator from Arkansas and bestselling author of Sacred Duty and Only the Strong. 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.

    Related to Sacred Duty

    Related audiobooks

    Wars & Military For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Havenfall

      Feb 26, 2020

      RELEASED 3 MARCH 304 pages | Paperback/ebook Author Sara Holland Publisher Bloomsbury Adolescence is hard enough at the best of times, but throw in a murdered brother, a mother on death row and a high school full of bullies that really don’t apprecia

      1 min read

    • Article

      'Heirs Of The Founders' Profiles The 'Second Generation' Of Great American Leaders

      Nov 13, 2018

      In his latest historical spellbinder, bestselling author and scholar H.W. Brands profiles Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and John Calhoun, as well as the decades leading up to the Civil War.

      3 min read

    • Article

      Shot Heard Round the World

      Nov 23, 2021

      Shot Heard Round the World
      3 min read

    • Article

      The US Is Pulling Out Of Afghanistan. But It Will Never Leave Those Of Us Who Served There

      Apr 18, 2021

      I am one of more than 800,000 American military veterans who have served in Afghanistan since 2001. Tens of thousands more served in other capacities, from intelligence and diplomacy to aid and development. It’s fair to ask whether the end of the war

      5 min read

    • Article

      Homefront News

      Sep 25, 2019

      This past July, military historian and author Dr. John H. Morrow, Jr. became the 13th recipient of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing. The Pritzker Literature Award—which includes a go

      6 min read

    • Article

      Turnberry War Memorial

      Dec 14, 2023

      Turnberry War Memorial
      4 min read

    • Article

      Roll Of Honour

      Oct 4, 2018

      “THE MEN WHO FOUGHT AND DIED IN THESE OPERATIONS WERE HIGHLY TRAINED, IMMENSELY BRAVE AND UP UNTIL RECENTLY HAVE LARGELY GONE UNRECOGNISED” “THE BOOK’S AUTHOR, WRITING ANONYMOUSLY UNDER THE PSEUDONYM EX-LANCE-CORPORAL X, SERVED IN THE BRITISH ARMY F

      6 min read

    • Article

      My Decision to Serve

      Nov 11, 2022

      My Decision to Serve
      6 min read

    • Article

      Farewell To Arms

      Nov 8, 2021

      Farewell To Arms
      4 min read

    • Article

      An Idiot’s Delight

      Aug 15, 2023

      An Idiot’s Delight
      6 min read

    • Article

      Hoofbeats Of History

      Feb 28, 2023

      Hoofbeats Of History
      8 min read

    • Article

      Our Troops Deserve Better Than Trump’s Idea For A Flashy Parade

      Feb 19, 2018

      WHEN I SHOWED UP AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY, THE first thing they did after shaving my head was teach me to march. Over the next four years as a midshipman, I marched in countless parades, generally a couple every week. Like every other midshipman to pass

      3 min read

    • Article

      The Jag File

      Jun 26, 2019

      Many say to me, “The young aren’t interested in history.” These observers go on to explain, “The young people don’t collect...they rather have experiences.” In fact, one fellow even went so far as to cite the radio host, Rush Limbaugh, who had been t

      9 min read

    • Article

      Due Credit

      Oct 23, 2018

      Due Credit
      4 min read

    • Article

      Roll Of Honour

      Jan 22, 2018

      A memorial to Sir David Stirling, who founded the SAS. Montgomery reportedly said of him: “The boy Stirling is quite mad, quite, quite mad. However, in a war there is often a place for mad people.” “THE MEN WHO FOUGHT AND DIED IN THESE OPERATIONS WE

      6 min read

    • Article

      No Man Left Behind

      Oct 19, 2021

      No Man Left Behind
      6 min read

    • Article

      Changing Of The Guard

      Jan 18, 2024

      Changing Of The Guard
      5 min read

    • Article

      The End Of The Cavalry

      Mar 10, 2020

      The End Of The Cavalry
      8 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Sacred Duty

    4.5/5

    22 ratings2 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 5/5
      I enjoyed the history of the guard. I also got to visit Arlington. It makes me feel good about country.
    • 5/5
      Informative and touching! Listened for Memorial day. My life is changed for the better.