Families and Veterans Object to “Propaganda” on Arlington Headstones

[The Straight Story]

Families and Veterans Object to “Propaganda” on Arlington Headstones

Unlike headstones at the other military graveyards around the United States, those at Arlington National Cemetery now are featuring titles like “Operation New Dawn” instead of “Iraq War” to indicate in which conflict a particular soldier died. Some veterans’ groups and relatives are not happy about the change.

Traditionally, headstones have included the names of the war in question, such as World War I, World War II, Vietnam, Korea or the Persian Gulf.

Operation New Dawn is the military’s latest code name for missions in Iraq, which before September 1 were known as Operation Iraqi Freedom.

“It’s not a new dawn; we lost a son,” Oscar Aviles, father of Marine Corps Lance Corporal Andrew Aviles who was killed in Iraq in 2003, told The Washington Post. “It’s just a lot of pain and anguish.”

http://www.allgov.com/Top_Stories/ViewNews/Families_and_Veterans_Object_to_Propaganda_on_Arlington_Headstones_101015

[Ichingcarpenter]

1. Nominated... my mother is buried at Arlington

and my father will soon be.

I remember during the Vietnam war where they took out
parts of Fort Myers South, then later on Fort Myers North
to make room for graves.

I spent a lot of time traveling back and forth
and then going to Arlington Cemetery to bury
Friends and family.

Bobby is buried there BTW
I went to that gravesite too
right after he was killed.

[Solly Mack]

2. k/r

[WolverineDG]

3. But the headstones usually include that information

My uncle's headstone marks his service in WWII, as well as the fact he got the Purple Heart. Should our family now protest this "propaganda?"

dg

[Ichingcarpenter]

5. In Generations from now will they know what the new dawn is

vs. Iraqi War I and Iraqi War 2

What next WW2 is known as the War of Freedom?

Its bullshit.... you do know that they have fucked up so bad that
many grave sites are not even real on who is buried there?

[WolverineDG]

7. They've already forgotten WWII

so bullshit back to you.

dg

[Warren Stupidity]

6. way to completely miss the point!

try again

[WolverineDG]

8. I don't think so

Just pointing out that this isn't something new, but don't let that stop you from making it some sort of conspiracy.

:eyes:

dg

[Ichingcarpenter]

10. conspiracy or incompetence?

I doubt you have friends or family buried there
and read what a reporter found out.



incompetence

How dare you?

[barbtries]

4. the family should be able to put what they want

on their loved ones' headstone. within reason of course.

[Dystopian]

9. KandR

Thank you for this post....didn't realize.
Very sad...


peace~