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Veterans

nitpicker

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3. There's not enough room for current vets

Reply to Aristus (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 7, 2017, 04:48 AM

Apr 2017

They are still burying WWII vets. John Glenn's family had to wait 4 months to get a full-honors burial slot.

Add the demand from Korean War/Vietnam vets, and other clashes before Operation Desert Storm, and by the time ODS vets get to be 70+, even with the Navy Annex torn down to cram in more graves, there probably won't be room even in columbariums.

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No more burials at Arlington in 25 years? Famed cemetery is running out of space [View all] nitpicker Apr 2017 OP

Well, not having any more wars would be a nice way to solve the problem. Aristus Apr 2017 #1

Best statement all week.... LakeArenal Apr 2017 #2

There's not enough room for current vets nitpicker Apr 2017 #3