[markomalley]

I think the cemetery (if the part of per-approval is true) should buy a new headstone - and give the one to the family to do with as they see fit - and perhaps a contribution of funds to that end - leave the soldier where she is — she’s with comrades anyway at this point....

But what about the $13k that the family invested based upon the pre-approval? (again, of course, if it's true that the cemetery did so)

[GOP_Party_Animal]

If you run a business and one of your employees really screws up (as is the case here) you still have to consider the broader consequences. For a cemetery, you cannot have goofy crap like this destroying the serenity of the place; there are others to think of.

Fire the employee, have written standards of what can be placed in the cemetery, buy the family a plot elsewhere or reimburse them for their utterly insane choice of headstone.

[pgkdan]

If the family spent 13k on that monstrosity they have more money than brains or taste. A cemetary is sacred ground and that doesn’t belong. Put it in the backyard if it means something to you but don’t impose it on the rest of the community looking for a sacred, dignified place to bury their loved ones.