Faced with a shortage of burial spaces, the US Army announced Wednesday that it has proposed changes to the eligibility criteria for internment at Arlington National Cemetery
The Army said in a statement that while Arlington National Cemetery"continues to look for ways to expand, that alone will not solve the existing demand for burial space.""If no changes are made" the storied cemetery which dates to the Civil War, which houses the likes of John F. Kennedy and William Howard Taft,"will be closed to new internments by the mid-2050s -- even for Medal of Honor recipients," the Army added.
Under the newly proposed rules, those eligible for internment at the cemetery will now be limited to certain groups including: US service members that were killed in action, recipients of the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star or Purple Heart recipients, former prisoners of war and Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States.
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