‘The Saluting Marine’ Honors Veterans on Memorial Day Weekend

Veteran Marine Staff Sgt. Tim Chambers, also known as “the saluting Marine,” honored war veterans on Memorial Day weekend in Washington D.C.
‘The Saluting Marine’ Honors Veterans on Memorial Day Weekend
Veteran Marine Staff Sgt. Tim Chambers, also known as "the saluting Marine.” Courtesy of The Saluting Marine via Facebook
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Tim Chambers, also known as “The Saluting Marine,” honored U.S. war veterans on Memorial Day weekend by standing at attention for 24 consecutive hours in Washington.

Dressed in a U.S. Marine Corps uniform, Chambers, a 45-year-old staff sergeant from San Diego, stood on the median at the corner of Constitution Avenue and 23rd Street in Washington D.C., near the Lincoln Monument, beginning at noon on May 24—a day before Memorial Day.

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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