Army Orders Probe in Arlington Accountability

Week of November 23, 2009

The Secretary of the Army ordered an investigation into allegations of lost accountability of some graves, poor record keeping and other issues at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The order comes after revelations that cemetery workers inadvertently buried cremated remains at a gravesite already in use. The inspector general is also in the midst of a management review of Arlington National Cemetery to make overall recommendations on how better to operate the facility, including possible changes in policy, procedures and regulations. A copy of the Army Regulation 15-6 investigation is available on defenselink.mil.

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