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Text SizePrintE-mailReprints By Christian Davenport, The chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs called Thursday for a complete review of all of 131 military cemeteries run by the Department of Veterans Affairs, where more than 3.7 million service members and their families are buried.
The move by Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) comes two days after the VA revealed that it had found more than 100 misplaced headstones and at least eight cases of people buried in the wrong places at several of its cemeteries across the country. The VA is in the process of returning those remains to the proper grave sites.
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?On Saturday, 90,000 wreaths were laid on headstones at the cemetery by about 15,000 volunteers.More on this StoryCongressman calls for review of all 131 military cemeteriesBurial problems found at VA cemeteriesArlington trying to account for missing $12MReport: Problems possible at nearly 65,000 Arlington gravesView all Items in this StoryGAO: Arlington Cemetery transfer to VA may not be neededNo more burial errors found so far at Arlington CemeteryCracks repaired in Tomb of Unknowns at Arlington CemeteryWarner to introduce bill to revoke reserved plots at ArlingtonMismarked graves, dumping of urns at ArlingtonArmy finds problems with IT contracts, records system at Arlington CemeteryArmy investigating 8 sets of remains buried in single gravesite at ArlingtonCemetery admits more burial errorsVideo: Army probes remains mix-upPhotos: Grave mix-ups spark questions, confusionThe problems, which were reported by The Post on Monday, largely occurred when workers temporarily removed headstones and markers from the ground during renovation projects and then reinserted them in the wrong places, VA officials said.
In his statement, Miller said the committee would be investigating “the extent of these problems.”
He also said that the VA must “put in place the proper oversight and procedures while renovations are taking place at its cemeteries around the country to ensure further graves are not disturbed. Irrevocable pain has been caused to the families of our veterans affected by these mistakes, and I don’t want one more family to have to endure a second burial again.”
The VA’s audit, which was ordered in October, included only sections of cemeteries that had undergone renovations in the past decade. In all, the VA is checking 1.3 million grave sites in 85 of its 131 cemeteries. After the review is completed, VA officials had said they would conduct a more thorough audit of all of its cemeteries.
The most serious problems were found at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, where 47 grave markers were put one place over from where they were supposed to be and, as a result, four people were buried in the wrong spots. There were similar problems found at Houston National Cemetery.
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