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Transcript: WAIVERS FOR BURIALS AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY:JOHN C. METZLER, JR
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- Congressional Testimony
- Article date:
- January 28, 1998
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STATEMENT OF JOHN C. METZLER, JR.
SUPERINTENDENT, ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
BEFORE THE HOUSE VETERANS'AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE
ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS
JANUARY 28, 1998
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, I AM GLAD TO BE HERE TO DISCUSS THE
GRANTING OF WAIVERS TO THE ELIGIBILITY REGULATIONS FOR BURIAL AT
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.
BEFORE DISCUSSING SPECIFICS, I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE SOME
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT ARLINGTON.
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY IS OUR NATION'S MOST PROMINENT
NATIONAL CEMETERY AND SERVES AS A SHRINE HONORING THE MEN AND WOMEN
WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES. IT IS A VISIBLE REFLECTION OF
AMERICA'S APPRECIATION OF THOSE ...