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Well, according to his bio he is a former veteran....

He served one hitch and never rose above the rank of private.

There may be an earthquake in D.C. what with all the turning-over-in-grave incidents that are sure to follow....

My late Father-in-law is buried in Arlington.

He had a few choice words for Fat Drunk Ted when he was alive ...

He served one hitch and never rose above the rank of private.

Doesn't matter. Regardless of what he did later, he served.

"He served one hitch and never rose above the rank of private."

The only military he really served was the enemy.

I am just beyond speech with ANGER at this public relations move to put all the "brothers" together. There are many REAL heros in Arlington. My father was just interred there w/ honors at 93- combat decorated Navy Silver Star who save the lives of 85 men in WWII, twice.
Ted Kennedy is at minimum guilty of manslaughter (please, everyone with half a brain agrees on this- the neck brace alone was living proof of his complete disdain for us "regular" people), an alcoholic caricature of a political machine animal pig and demonstrated destroyer of the American way of life as our forefathers envisioned it. Where does one start-- the creator of HMOs and ERISA, and then has the gall to condemn HMOs so his pals in the tort bar can lick their chops. Teddy we hardly knew ye! Hiccup. Obamacare- need I say more. And we must never forget the NAZIS that are the Kennedy clan in the grand tradition of the old IRA. Recall that Ted's daddy was appointed by FDR to be Amb to St. James in WWII and had to be silenced again and again for his embarrassing embracing of Herr Hitler, Goering and Goebbels along with the rest of English (Catholic and Protestant) aristocracy-- while our brave soldiers and sailors and allies battled national socialism and fascism so that the oppressed in Europe and Asia would live free. A family with money derived from bootlegging, and political thievery and payoff- greasers all. Camelot? Where the hell did that come from? Massachussetts has a lot to answer for, and it is desperately hard to be a Christian in thinking about where Dear Father Ted has gone. Heaven or hell, absolve' or not- he is damned. No dispensation, papal or otherwise. We should never forget who he was and who his ilk are and what they represent. In all of Arlington's history there are but few there with this kind of total bullshit history. I believe from many hills there the spirits will come down to haunt his him and his grave- especially those who died while he castigated their service, and the leaders who honored their sacrifice. He will not rest, and he shouldn't. Sorry to have personalized this but it IS personal and should be for all Americans of principle, both liberal and conservative, Left or Right. There is such a thing as bald facade and fakery. This will include the great "gnashing of teeth" and funereal crocodile tears of the leeching opportunists of the thieving class of political whores. Will Clinton's cry on cue? Will Obama? Will Dodd make the sandwiches? Do not respond to this manipulation from those who have not the slightest concern for our well being or respect for the millions who have given their lives for freedom. Honor the honorable. I will put Ted's "military" history on another post. It is indeed a joke, like him. For any citizen other than this chimaera, they would have been under consideration by Arlington and the Army, and rejected for any other service other than inurnment (cremation and a wall niche for the urn). The ultimate insult from a pol who sapped the very lifeblood from our country. Shame.

I know my daddy and uncle are turning over in their graves in Arlington right now. At least they are far away from the place where teddy will be.

He served one hitch and never rose above the rank of private.

Let's not minimize the fact there are those who currently serve in the Army at that rank.