Thursday, September 16, 2010

More Bodies Placed In Wrong Graves At Arlington Cemetery



Examination Of Remains At Arlington Cemetery Finds 3 People In Wrong Plots -- USA Today

The examination of some remains at Arlington National Cemetery has found that at least three people were buried in the wrong plots but confirms to an Ohio family that their Marine son was buried properly.

Scott and Melissa Warner, of Canton, Ohio, were on hand this morning when the casket of their 19-year-old son, Marine Pvt. Heath Warner, was partially opened and the I.D. tags checked, WKYC-TV reports.

The examination found that Warner, who was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq in 2006, had been buried in the correct plot.

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More News On Mismanagement At Arlington Cemetery

More bodies placed in wrong graves at Arlington -- USA Today
Arlington opens graves, finds 2 misplaced bodies -- AP
Three Grave Mix-Ups Discovered After Caskets Opened at Arlington Cemetery -- Politics Daily
More Questions Raised Over Burials at Arlington National Cemetery -- FOX News

My Comment: What an experience that the families of these fallen soldiers must go through .... and I am sure there are now scores of families who are wondering if their loved ones are buried where they are suppose to be.

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