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To: Kartographer

Brings forth the question: Do sailors/troops buried at sea get a headstone somewhere? Thanks mc


8 posted on 03/06/2018 2:01:07 PM PST by mcshot (Prepare for the new meaning of "riding shotgun".)
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To: mcshot

I know that some lost USN ships have memorials with those lost listed on them such as the USS Indianapolis Memorial .

https://www.visitindy.com/indianapolis-uss-indianapolis-memorial


9 posted on 03/06/2018 2:25:46 PM PST by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: mcshot

Many families of those buried at sea will often have a service and a memorial stone places. Not uncommon, I am told.

I’ll have my ashes buried at sea. It would be honorable if I could have an honor guard , but they don’t do that for you unless you have made the appropriate sacrifices of time or blood in a state of war, or are retired...none of which I am.

So I will be content to have my ashes cast at sea...:)


14 posted on 03/06/2018 4:08:52 PM PST by rlmorel (Leftists: American Liberty is the egg that requires breaking to make their Utopian omelette)
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