"A 56-Year Promise Broken" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 20 Feb 2023 10:17 a.m. PST |
…Mary, who never remarried after her husband's death, had received annual assurances from the Army that her plot was secure. A board outside the entrance listed her name on the grave site. A map, still on the Army's website, clearly shows two side-by-side plots listed as "Dowling."… Military: link |
Shagnasty  | 20 Feb 2023 10:26 a.m. PST |
Sounds like the Army has offered a reasonable compromise and the widow has rejected it. If she was Native American she'd understand the value of government promises. |
| 79thPA | 20 Feb 2023 12:09 p.m. PST |
Hard to believe that the government could screw something up. I think the army has made a reasonable offer. |
| mjkerner | 20 Feb 2023 1:19 p.m. PST |
Interesting story! It does seem a reasonable offer. But, W/O Dowling's demise…that came out of the <deep> blue <sea>! |
| DisasterWargamer | 20 Feb 2023 3:27 p.m. PST |
A number of the military cemeteries are running out of space – Arlington years ago shifted their policies years ago about stacked burials of veterans and their spouses The NYT reported a few years back about changing eligibility rules for existing veterans because Arlington National Cemetery is quickly running out of
available space. link |
| whitphoto | 22 Feb 2023 6:54 p.m. PST |
Double stacking is pretty standard these days it seems. Our "family plot" is three plots, each double stacked baskets. I imagine we could do a couple dozen cremations in each if we wanted |
| Heedless Horseman | 17 Mar 2023 2:41 p.m. PST |
Just an aside. UK. Mother died last year. Discovered Parents grave had a 50yr lease… expired. Yes Ma 'could' go in with them… BUT NO INSCRIPTION on stone!!!
Paid couple of hundred £ to renew. I will end up there too… but will HAVE to be burnt in a box… (No room for more?)… 3 max 'burials'.
Worth considering, if you have 'Family' plot. Ma did take out lease on next plot… 30yrs to run… but I Have transferred to 'Family'… know where she wanted, and I, want to go. |
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