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In this Sunday, April 1, 2018, photo members of the Presidential Guard perform in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens. Created 150 years ago as a fighting force that distinguished itself in a series of wars, the unit is now purely ceremonial in function, codifying in its dress and routine a popular conception of Greekness that evolved since the modern Greek state was formed nearly two centuries ago. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

In this Sunday, April 1, 2018, photo members of the Presidential Guard perform in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens. Created 150 years ago as a fighting force that distinguished itself in a series of wars, the unit is now purely ceremonial in function, codifying in its dress and routine a popular conception of Greekness that evolved since the modern Greek state was formed nearly two centuries ago. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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