[pfflier]

Thanks it's good to see the issues in perspective.

I'll bet many if not most national cemeteries will have some of the same issues regarding spousal burial and proper marker inscription. As the article pointed out, it was a perfectly acceptable practice that is now done differently. It was never a violation of law or tradition.

It looks like another political ping pong ball to bounce against an uneducated public who got all fired up, without a clue regarding the facts.

[shove_it]

Thanks for your thoughtful comments.

Here's a link to the article I posted last summer about the Old Guard soldiers photographing and GPSing every tombstone in The Garden ...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2769216/posts