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Article: World War II Merchant Marine veterans will be eligible for full military funeral honors at Arlington National Cemetery. (Up Front).
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- Logistics Management (Highlands Ranch, CO)
- Article date:
- August 1, 2002
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World War II Merchant Marine veterans will be eligible for full military funeral honors at Arlington National Cemetery as a result of a recent decision by the U.S. Army. During World War II, more than 6,000 merchant seamen and officers lost their lives through war-related causes. Members of the Merchant Marine and 36 other groups, called Active Duty Designees, served during the war in civilian or contractual service. In ...
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