11 WWII Airmen Get Arlington Burial
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The recently recovered remains of 11 World War II airmen are being laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. A group burial ceremony is scheduled for Thursday at the post...
View ArticleMd., Del. Have Different Rules For Burying Poor
SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Behind the Arby’s in Salisbury is a graveyard, a quiet field where the brown grass crunches underfoot and baby cactuses grow beside fading markers. The graveyard was once used as...
View ArticleMd. Honors Anatomical Donors At Burial Service
SYKESVILLE, Md. (AP) — The state of Maryland is honoring those whose bodies were donated to science. The State Anatomy Board says it will hold a burial service for the cremated remains of more than 600...
View ArticleSoldier’s Burial 62 Years After He Disappeared
CUMBERLAND, Md. (AP) — A Cumberland family is saying goodbye to a Korean War soldier 62 years after he disappeared. The Cumberland Times-News reports that the burial Wednesday of Pfc. James Hare ends...
View ArticleUncle Who Lives In Md. Arranging Boston Bomb Suspect’s Burial Rites
WORCESTER, Mass. (WJZ) — Should the Boston bombing suspect be buried in the US? It’s a controversy raging in Massachusetts and his uncle from Maryland is in the middle of all of it. Kai Jackson has...
View ArticleMd. Uncle: Marathon Bombing Suspect Buried In Virginia
WASHINGTON (AP) — The uncle of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev says his nephew has been buried in Virginia. Ruslan Tsarni, who lives in Maryland, said Friday that the body was buried...
View ArticleRemains Of Korean War POW Returning Home
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — The remains of a soldier from Hagerstown who died in a prison camp during the Korean War are being returned home for burial. The Herald Mail reports U.S. Army Pvt. Heren Blevins,...
View ArticleGettysburg Skull Auction Canceled, Burial Planned
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — The planned auction of a skull found at Gettysburg that purportedly was that of a Civil War soldier has been canceled following protests, and officials say the remains have...
View ArticleN.Y. May Allow Pet Owners To Be Buried With Their Furry Pals
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state may soon allow pet owners to spend eternity with their furry companions. The state Legislature has passed a bill allowing cemeteries, except for religious ones, to...
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