An American Flag, flowers, cross and Happy Birthday balloon is seen in front of Army Captain Shane Timothy Adcock's grave during "Flags In" in honor of Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on May 27, 2010. Adcock died October 11, 2006 in Iraq. UPI/Roger L. WollenbergMore Details Emerge About Bodies Buried In Wrong Arlington Plots -- Washington Post
The mystery of missing bodies at the nation's most hallowed military burial ground keeps getting more troubling.
An Army spokesman confirmed last week that two bodies had been buried in the wrong places at Arlington National Cemetery after exhuming their remains last month, but he declined to provide additional details.
On Monday, Gary Tallman, the spokesman, painted a more detailed picture of the situation affecting three grave sites at the cemetery, where two presidents and 11 Supreme Court justices are buried:
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Updates
Mystery involving Arlington grave sites grows -- Washington PostUS Army Continues to Probe Burial Mix-Ups at Arlington National Cemetery -- Voice of America
More burial problems at Arlington -- UPI
My Comment: I suspect that this is just the tip of the iceberg .... and more will news will be released in the future as the investigation deepens.
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