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unknown soldier
an unidentified soldier killed in battle and buried with honors, the tomb serving as a memorial to all the unidentified dead of a nation's armed forces. The tomb of the American Unknown Soldier, commemorating a serviceman killed in World War I, was established in the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia in 1921. In 1958, the remains of personnel of World War II and the Korean War were buried alongside the tomb (now called the Tomb of the Unknowns, ). In 1984, a serviceman of the Vietnam War was interred next to the others. -
bridge
A bridge is a structure that is built over a railway, river, or road so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to the other. -
john doe
an anonymous, average man. -
wildcat
any of several North American felines of the genus Lynx. Compare lynx. -
wise
having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion. -
abraxas
an ancient charm composed of Greek letters: originally believed to have magical powers and inscribed on amulets, etc, but from the second century ad personified by Gnostics as a deity, the source of divine emanations