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After fourteen years in the Air Force in intelligence she should have a burial with full military honors with honor guards

Dear Bray,
here’s what my step dad got when buried at Arlington after serving in 3 wars from 1941-1980:
one chaplain,
one personal representative,
one Arlington Lady,
one Arlington Lady escort,
one Observer,
one Guard at attention on site,
eight Flag bearers (six flag bearers, or head bearer, and one Air Force honor bearer),
21 marching band soldiers,
1 caisson pulled by 7 horses,
4 horsemen,
8 body bearers,
and one bugler to play Taps.
45 people at least

Ashli, had she been real, would have gotten something similar had she merited a burial at Arlington.

After fourteen years in the Air Force in intelligence she should have a burial with full military honors with honor guards

She was not in intelligence. She was an Air National Guard Security Policeman. She stood watch at the front gate and checked IDs as people drove onto base.

She won't get military honors because she died while breaking the law.

Since people refuse to actually go to links, here is her service record as reported by The Air Force Times:

According to service records released by the Air Force Personnel Center, Babbitt served more than 12 years in different parts of the Air Force. She was on active duty from April 2004 to April 2008, and was a reservist from October 2008 to July 2010, AFPC said. The Air National Guard said she was a guardsman from July 2010 to July 2016. (The Air Force initially said Babbitt’s Guard service ended in November 2016.)
AFPC said later on Thursday that Babbitt deployed overseas on multiple occasions, including to Afghanistan in 2005, Iraq in 2006, and the United Arab Emirates in 2012 and 2014. Babbitt’s awards include the Iraq Campaign Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal.
She last served on active duty at Dyess Air Force Base in Texas as a security forces controller, a job that usually entails manning gate security at Air Force installations.
The Air National Guard said that when Babbitt separated, she was with the 113th Security Forces Squadron of the DC Air National Guard, which is stationed at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. Her rank at the time of separation from the Guard was not immediately available.