Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA. (Wikipedia)
Budget Cuts Will Mean Delays For Burials At Arlington Cemetery -- Danger Room
The cuts to the military budget scheduled to take effect for Friday can seem abstract — or even, sometimes, breathless. But one impact will be a somber one: The cuts will mean delays for veteran funerals at Arlington National Cemetery.
There’s currently an average of 31 funerals a day at Arlington, the nation’s most prestigious resting place for war veterans. But the Army expects that under the automatic budget cuts known as sequestration, that average will drop to 24. As first tweeted by CNN’s Barbara Starr, that works out to 160 fewer funerals every month.
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My Comment: Expect even more delays and cuts in the future as more budget cuts start to be implemented..
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