Posted on Jan 2, 2016
Should more national cemeteries like Arlington National Cemetery be built and opened?
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With space becoming very limited and making it very hard for Veterans, Service Members, Retirees, and special organizations that were created during times of war such as the WASPs or the WACs and with changes to the burial policies all of the time such as Secretary of the Army John McHugh's change in policy to make the WASPs ineligible after they had been since 1977
Should the DOD open more national cemeteries like Arlington National Cemetery to alleviate problems of getting into one due to limited space.
Should the DOD open more national cemeteries like Arlington National Cemetery to alleviate problems of getting into one due to limited space.
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Edited 9 y ago
Posted 9 y ago
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Without looking at the current spacing issues, and demand it is hard to say.
There are numerous National Cemeteries, including one less than 10 miles from me (Quantico National Cemetery), and the one my father is resting at San Antonio National Cemetery.
Unfortunately the "Prestige" of Arlington has created the impression that it is the only one in many peoples minds.
There are numerous National Cemeteries, including one less than 10 miles from me (Quantico National Cemetery), and the one my father is resting at San Antonio National Cemetery.
Unfortunately the "Prestige" of Arlington has created the impression that it is the only one in many peoples minds.
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SN Greg Wright
Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS You're absolutely right. I didn't know there was others. Which is kind of embarrassing, now that it's pointed out for me, heh.
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS
SN Greg Wright - It's completely understandable. We call it Arlington National Cemetery.
It's akin to going to the Smithsonian Museum. Which one?
It's akin to going to the Smithsonian Museum. Which one?
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Here is a link to the National Cemeteries in the US:
http://www.cem.va.gov/cems/listcem.asp
http://www.cem.va.gov/cems/listcem.asp
Department of Veterans Affairs Cemetery Listing - National Cemetery Administration
The VA National Cemetery Administration honors the military service of our Nation's veterans. We provide a dignified burial and lasting memorial for veterans and their eligible family members and we maintain our veterans' cemeteries as national shrines.
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Without speaking directly to the question, I am personally torn about where I want to be interred when the day arrives. Do I want to rest with my brothers, in a place where I have seen them lowered and saluted them for a final time myself, or closer to home where my loved ones can come and reflect?
Arlington has a mystique about it that no other national cemetery has. There are others with plenty of history - West Point, Valley Forge, and the National Cemetery of the Pacific (Hawaii) come to mind.
Someday the issue will be forced, when space at Arlington inevitably runs out.
Arlington has a mystique about it that no other national cemetery has. There are others with plenty of history - West Point, Valley Forge, and the National Cemetery of the Pacific (Hawaii) come to mind.
Someday the issue will be forced, when space at Arlington inevitably runs out.
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Yes we need more Arlingtons since General Lee's Farm was not orignally intended to be a graveyard prior to 1861.
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