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Last edited Sun Sep 14, 2025, 01:58 AM - Edit history (3)
Can tr💩mp decree by Executive Order to waive the normal requirements, and get either or both buried at Arlington?
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Weirder things have happened.
FYI:
Arlington National Cemetery now has fewer than 75,000 available grave sites. The ongoing Southern Expansion will add about 80,000 more by 2028, extending capacity into the 2060s
marble falls
(72,543 posts)Blues Heron
(9,035 posts)Klarkashton
(5,422 posts)Ocelot II
(131,242 posts)johnnyfins
(3,993 posts)Exhumed and buried elsewhere.
Swede
(40,086 posts)
MrWowWow
(1,461 posts)He was selected. Never say never when you're dealing with dictators. They follow their own set of rules.
LeftInTX
(34,852 posts)Kissinger was a war criminal, but was never charged or convicted of a war crime. So he's eligible to be buried at any National cemetery, including Arlington.
dalton99a
(95,317 posts)MrWowWow
(1,461 posts)Last edited Sat Sep 13, 2025, 10:43 PM - Edit history (1)
And was not stationed on the frontlines. He had to be congressionally approved to become Secretary of State.
karynnj
(61,094 posts)No matter what previous position they had.
markodochartaigh
(5,545 posts)chop him up and send St. Charlie's holy relics around the country.
msongs
(74,203 posts)LeftInTX
(34,852 posts)Kirk isn't eligible. But with this admin, Trump could write an EO overriding.
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