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jwirr

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3. I hope they win this argument - many of us have no idea where they are buried. I know the town

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2015, 09:00 PM

May 2015

that my Civil War ancestor died in but not which cemetery or because so many of them have never been given tomb stones where they are buried even if I did know which cemetery.

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Grave Injustice: Family of Union Soldier Fights to Have His Final Resting Place Marked [View all] Omaha Steve May 2015 OP

Why would the VA be so resistant, so insistent on 100% proof? petronius May 2015 #1

Holy crap, how is this not done? AwakeAtLast May 2015 #2

I hope they win this argument - many of us have no idea where they are buried. I know the town jwirr May 2015 #3

Elkins was a 'Yankee' soldier, huh? Real journalistic objectivity there... Aristus May 2015 #4