Arlington Has Grave Situation: Heroes Long Wait For Honor Burials -- New York Post
The families of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan are being told to wait -- sometimes two months -- until their loved ones can be buried with full honors in Arlington National Cemetery.
The hallowed memorial site, which handles up to 27 burials a day, is so overwhelmed with the bodies of elderly veterans and young soldiers that families are told they'll have to go without full-honors ceremonies if they want a timely burial, according to a spokesman.
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My Comment: 27 heroes buried on average everyday .... that is the figure that sticks in my mind.