As burial space becomes more sparse, the Army has proposed new criteria on which servicemembers can be laid to rest at the sacred Arlington National Cemetery.
If no changes are made, the cemetery is on course to run out of space for new interments by the mid 2050s, including for Medal of Honor recipients.
The Kennedy family gathers around the gravesite during the funeral for Sen. Ted Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery, in Virginia, on Aug. 29, 2009.Even with the expansion, the cemetery faces a severe capacity problem in the coming decades. Under the current rules, almost all of the 22 million living armed forces members and veterans are eligible for burial at Arlington, the Army said.
Those who were killed in action, received awards such as the Purple Heart or the Silver Star, and were prisoners of war could still receive an in-ground burial.
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