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Thursday, May 20, 2010

Unclaimed vet remains in NM, NJ laid to rest

Unclaimed vet remains in NM, NJ laid to rest

The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday May 20, 2010 9:55:39 EDT

Groups in both New Mexico and New Jersey have made efforts to honor the cremated remains of veterans that have gone unclaimed by friends and relatives.

The New Mexico Department of Veterans' Services has launched a program to bury, with full military honors, any unclaimed cremated remains of veterans.

The Forgotten Heroes Burial Program lets the agency become the de facto family for the veteran and to contact the National Cemetery in Santa Fe for a service after the Department of Veterans Affairs verifies the dead person is a veteran.
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