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Arlington National Cemetery considers options as it nears capacity
WTOP News [Washington DC] ^ | February 3, 2018 5:19 am | Kristi King | @KingWTOP

Posted on 02/03/2018 10:15:45 AM PST by COBOL2Java

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To: COBOL2Java
Step #1...change the rules so that filth like the Senior Senator from Chappaquiddick can't be buried there in the future.

For that matter,dig Teddy up and toss his filthy bones in the Potomac.

41 posted on 02/03/2018 1:48:01 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Obama & Hillary: The Two Most Corrupt Politicians of My Lifetime.)
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To: generally

you are most welcome.


42 posted on 02/03/2018 1:49:27 PM PST by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: tom paine 2

How do they know to bury the first one deep enough? Around here it is hard to get 6’ deep let alone deeper. The other problem is getting in amongst the stones and graves without collapsing a vault or smashing a stone.


43 posted on 02/03/2018 1:55:05 PM PST by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don't suck.)
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To: COBOL2Java
Tough choices lie ahead for the caretakers of Arlington National Cemetery — the hallowed grounds are beginning to reach capacity,

A Marine Colonel once gave us an example of "motivation".

He said that because so many vets wanted to be buried in Arlington, they dug the graves three-caskets-deep, about 12 feet.

One night, after closing time, a drunk wandered through the Cemetery and fell in a newly-dug empty grave. He tried to jump out time and again, but the grave was just too deep. It was no use. He gave up and went to sleep, figuring someone would find him when daylight came.

An hour later another drunk stumbled into the same pitch black grave and frantically tried to jump out. The other drunk woke up, and said, "Forget it pal, you ain't getting out."

The second drunk cleared the grave in one jump, and as far as is known, is still running.

Now THAT"S motivation!

45 posted on 02/03/2018 2:42:04 PM PST by Oatka
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To: GreyFriar

Thanks for the explanation.


46 posted on 02/03/2018 2:59:28 PM PST by zot
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To: scrabblehack; Sequoyah101
There's on tomb in New Orleans rhat I'll never forget--The Italian Benevolent Society Tomb.

Members are buried for one year in one of the mausoleum "drawers." After a year, the heat and humidity of New Orleans have done their job and the remains, now just bones, are deposited into the center shaft where all society members remains remain.

I could imagine a series of classical structures like this. . .

. . . fitting in quite nicely at Arlington.

47 posted on 02/03/2018 3:53:37 PM PST by Oratam
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To: COBOL2Java
To free up two spots:

(1) Dig up Teddy Kennedy and dump his remains from the Chappaquiddick bridge
(2) Bury McCain at sea

48 posted on 02/03/2018 4:19:01 PM PST by montag813
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To: Oratam

Him. Interesting. Like catacombs on the surface.


49 posted on 02/03/2018 4:27:13 PM PST by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don't suck.)
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To: COBOL2Java

Who’s eligible to be buried there?


50 posted on 02/03/2018 5:40:08 PM PST by VeniVidiVici
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To: COBOL2Java

Dig up all the “White Privilege” heroes and they will end up with 92% of the original room back....


51 posted on 02/04/2018 2:34:05 AM PST by trebb (I stopped picking on the mentally ill hypocrites who pose as conservatives...;-})
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