Posted on 05/21/2021 12:20:14 PM PDT by lightman
May 21 (UPI) -- Restrictions on cemetery visits during the Memorial Day weekend, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, were lifted on Friday by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
No masks, social distancing requirements or limits on the size of groups will be demanded of any visitors vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, although those not vaccinated are expected to adhere to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance.
The announcement follows a May 13 order allowing "fully vaccinated NCA [National Cemetery Association] employees, on-site contractors, volunteers, to include honor guards, and visitors" to forego masks.
As on Memorial Day weekend in 2020, ceremonies at the 155 national veterans' cemeteries will be reduced in size and scope this year, but visitors will be able to resume remembrance activities under the same terms as prior to the pandemic.
"For those of us in the VA and especially those in the National Cemetery Administration, Memorial Day is one of the most important days of the year," acting Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs Ron Walters said on Friday.
"I'm sure many families will be happy to get the news that there will no longer be a limit on the number of people who can attend these services."
Additionally, families who arranged small funeral services at national cemeteries during the pandemic can now request another memorial service with a larger audience.
There are indoor VA cemeteries?
But just that weekend because the virus can read a calendar and pinky swore to the cease fire.
That is so kind of them. Anyone have a mailing address to send them a thank you card /s
Um.. are we white veterans allowed to enter?
But a wedding on the same day is verboten?
Could someone explain the “science” they are relying on to make these decisions?
I wonder how many of the buried veterans if they came back for a day would tell these decision makers to take a hike?
We already know that COVID can tell the difference between a BLM/Antifa riot and a church service.
VA still openly practicing discrimination based political science or rather on PC crap.
Not unless you are dad.
Well I am a dad just not a dead dad...yet. 😁
To bad we who legally conceal carry cannot visit lost friends while carrying. Cannot even park and lock up gun in car.
Good. Now stop calling me every 20 minutes telling me there are slots available for me to get a shot!
Apparently my days of being a Free Citizen are numbered, though:
“We cannot make it mandatory yet,” Lewis said. “I can tell you we’re probably going to make it mandatory as soon as we can, just like we do with the flu vaccine.”
https://coronavirus.nautil.us/military-refuse-vaccine/
“Finally?” Did you miss this part? “...although those not vaccinated are expected to adhere to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance.”
This is just continuing the psycho scamdemic despotism with the veneer of “allowing” the “vaccinated” to have a modicum of “freedom.”
I was going to ask the same thing!
It’s a good thing that they are keeping those dead veterans socially distanced from each other.
Danged democrats are created a caste system here in the US.
“I wonder how many of the buried veterans if they came back for a day would tell these decision makers to take a hike?”
I’d guess better than 90%, the language would be considerably stronger than “take a hike,” and veterans from longer ago would respond less kindly. The Colonials of the Revolution surveying the situation might simply fix bayonets and run them through without much comment.
“It’s a good thing that they are keeping those dead veterans socially distanced from each other”.
They probably will need masks too.
Do they card people while they’re walking among the tombstones?
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