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Dads3040
In case anyone wonders where I have been, this is it. Two months of planning between six organizations split between two states and it went off without a hitch. Too many still waiting, but 37 less as of yesterday.

If you are looking for an organization to support, please consider the Missing In America Project. Our Motto: It is the Right Thing to Do.

And Yes, I know I have a face for radio...[;)]

https://katu.com/news/local/unclaimed-veterans-remains-laid-to-rest-in-portland
https://www.kgw.com/video/news/local/unclaimed-remains-of-veterans/283-8235785
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  • kimi
    Heartfelt thanks to you and other members of your organization for honoring these veterans and their families, Chris.
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  • Dads3040
    Thank you. It helps. Veterans lying on shelves awaiting an honorable interment just isn't right.

    One of these vets was WWI and died in 1940. He has been on a funeral home shelf for 78 years. 78.

    Let that rattle around in your head for awhile. [V]
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  • kimi
    quote:Originally posted by Dads3040
    Thank you. It helps. Veterans lying on shelves awaiting an honorable interment just isn't right.

    One of these vets was WWI and died in 1940. He has been on a funeral home shelf for 78 years. 78.

    Let that rattle around in your head for awhile. [V]


    That's very sad. Thanks again for the work you are involved with.
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  • chiefr
    quote:Originally posted by Dads3040
    Thank you. It helps. Veterans lying on shelves awaiting an honorable interment just isn't right.

    One of these vets was WWI and died in 1940. He has been on a funeral home shelf for 78 years. 78.

    Let that rattle around in your head for awhile. [V]




    DAMN! Rattles enough to really piss me off.
    Ugly enough was the Obama VA scandal which the media helped cover up.
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  • grumpygy
    Got to give them the WEB page to see what all is being done.

    https://www.miap.us/

    I remember when Fred Salanti first started talking about this in 2006. When He saw his 1st set of Cremains all covered in dust. Its been his Mission every Since. He was part of the PGR at the time . But about a year later he made this his only Project.
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  • grumpygy
    quote:Originally posted by us55840
    Every veteran and their spouse is entitled to be buried or put in a cremation crypt in a veterans cemetery.

    I didn't knows some would be on a shelf someplace. Don't the undertakers/funeral homes, etc. do anything to find out if the "unclaimed" person was a vet for proper internment?

    Or would they rather 'donate' shelf space for the remains on their premises?

    [?]


    They are Lazy. Why work to find out what to do. They are not giving up much shelf space. Figure that each Funeral Home only has at most 3 cremains on the shelf. Of that maybe one is a vet.

    It takes a dedicated group like MIAP to locate and correct the wrong.
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  • 84Bravo1
    quote:Originally posted by kimi
    Heartfelt thanks to you and other members of your organization for honoring these veterans and their families, Chris.



    +1


    Thank you very much for your (and others) efforts Brother.


    My Dad was entitled to be buried in Arlington, (which was his wish.) 32 year Lifer, ABN CSM WWII, Korea, Vietnam, He Earned it. While we wanted to make this happen, on passing our Family was told there was a 10-12 month backlog, prior to internment. (?) It would have cost $2K per month to store my Dad's remains at the Funeral Home. It just was not feasible. None of us, my Mom, Older Brother, myself, younger Sister were pleased with the response, and information.

    My Dad is buried at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Johnson City, TN. (Full Honors on Burial.) One of the Very Few markers to denote, WWII, Korea, Vietnam.

    Still not pleased, he was not buried according to his wishes.
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  • grumpygy
    quote:Originally posted by 84Bravo1
    quote:Originally posted by kimi
    Heartfelt thanks to you and other members of your organization for honoring these veterans and their families, Chris.



    +1


    Thank you very much for your (and others) efforts Brother.


    My Dad was entitled to be buried in Arlington, (which was his wish.) 32 year Lifer, ABN CSM WWII, Korea, Vietnam, He Earned it. While we wanted to make this happen, on passing our Family was told there was a 10-12 month backlog, prior to internment. (?) It would have cost $2K per month to store my Dad's remains at the Funeral Home. It just was not feasible. None of us, my Mom, Older Brother, myself, younger Sister were pleased with the response, and information.

    My Dad is buried at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Johnson City, TN. (Full Honors on Burial.) One of the Very Few markers to denote, WWII, Korea, Vietnam.

    Still not pleased, he was not buried according to his wishes.


    Found this. quote:Average burial wait times 1980-2013. Only after a death can a request be made for burial or inurnment at Arlington National Cemetery. In the early 1980s the time between death and burial was measure in days; currently families are waiting nearly six months before their loved ones can be interred.

    Most times to speed the process you need a Senator to push it thru and to do that you need something on him even if it is the news hounding him.
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  • 84Bravo1
    quote:Originally posted by grumpygy
    quote:Originally posted by 84Bravo1
    quote:Originally posted by kimi
    Heartfelt thanks to you and other members of your organization for honoring these veterans and their families, Chris.



    +1


    Thank you very much for your (and others) efforts Brother.


    My Dad was entitled to be buried in Arlington, (which was his wish.) 32 year Lifer, ABN CSM WWII, Korea, Vietnam, He Earned it. While we wanted to make this happen, on passing our Family was told there was a 10-12 month backlog, prior to internment. (?) It would have cost $2K per month to store my Dad's remains at the Funeral Home. It just was not feasible. None of us, my Mom, Older Brother, myself, younger Sister were pleased with the response, and information.

    My Dad is buried at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Johnson City, TN. (Full Honors on Burial.) One of the Very Few markers to denote, WWII, Korea, Vietnam.

    Still not pleased, he was not buried according to his wishes.


    Found this. quote:Average burial wait times 1980-2013. Only after a death can a request be made for burial or inurnment at Arlington National Cemetery. In the early 1980s the time between death and burial was measure in days; currently families are waiting nearly six months before their loved ones can be interred.

    Most times to speed the process you need a Senator to push it thru and to do that you need something on him even if it is the news hounding him.


    Thanks grumpygy. It was unbelievable the wait we were quot3d by Arlington in order to make this happen. When we found out how much it would have cost (out of pocket,) to store my Dad's remains prior to internment it was a No Go.

    Still mot happy, Arlington believes this is acceptable, to deserving Veterans. My Dad EARNED THE RIGHT, to be buried there.
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  • 84Bravo1
    I'm Sorry, to have hijacked your thread Dads3040. What happened with my Dad on his passing, did not sit right by me, or my Family.

    My apologies, Sir.

    -Ken-
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