Accountability At Arlington National Cemetery|Your Funeral Guy

Your Funeral Guy first reported on the record keeping problem, and potential mishandling of Graves at Arlington National Cemetery in November 2009. In spite of some recent reporting at the Washington Post on the WhistleBlowing done on ANC the army appears to have  investigated and handled this situtaion fairly and objectively.

Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh (right) holds a Pentagon press conference, June 10, 2010, to address problems brought to light by a recent investigation of inappropriate practices and mismanagement at Arlington National Cemetery.

Snippet from the Washington Post article from a week ago.

There is good reason to believe there are thousands — perhaps more than 15,000 — such desecrations of our military dead and their families.

via www.washingtonpost.com

There is a problem with the June 20th report and the 15,000 Grave desecration Number. NO Documentation and when making a statement like the POST should document it. The Washington Post is correct on one thing. The Whistleblower, Gina Gray is owed an apology by  Department of the Army.

I first heard rumblings about this when I began conducting funerals at ANC in 2003. The situation did not occur overnight and that certain officials had an interest in keeping it quiet.Given the Number of funerals conducted and number of people involved with Funerals and burials at Arlington it is amazing that there have not been more difficulties. THE PROBLEMS GO DIRECTLY TO THE LACK OF COMPUTERIZED RECORDS. THIS IS A CLEAR ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR.

Hundreds of folks at ANC do all they can to honor our war hero’s in the best way possible Everyday. AND YES THERE SHOULD NEVER BE AN ERROR IN ANY MILITARY HERO’S BURIAL OR GRAVE.

A Burial at ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY IS A MOVING EVENT THAT ONE NEVER FORGETS. THE BEST FUNERALS AND BURIALS ON EARTH TAKE PLACE THERE.

THIS ADMINISTRATION ERROR IS UNFORTUNATE-Easily FIXED, and should have been taken care of Years ago. A GREAT PLACE  “ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY” WILL SOON BE GREATER BECAUSE OF THE WHISTLEBLOWING AND THE INVESTIGATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.

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Dallas Cop Killer Given Funeral Police(on duty) Escort|Your Funeral Guy

There is outrage in the City of Dallas, Texas and around the nation about  a cop killer being given an on duty Police Escort. The Killer being the son of a Dallas Police Chief complicates the issue.

This all came about through a strange set of  circumstances,  but it did happen.

A cop-killer who is the son of the Dallas police chief continued to stir deep emotions Friday as he headed to his grave.

An apparent last-minute decision by a deputy police chief to provide assistance during part of David Brown Jr.’s funeral procession angered some police associations. The city manager quickly issued a written statement distancing herself and Chief David Brown from the decision.

via crimeblog.dallasnews.com

There was enough anger about the son of  the son of the  Dallas Police Chief Killing a cop and bystanders. Bringing in on duty motorcycle police funeral  escort officers has made police officers angry across the Nation.

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“It was bad judgment,” said Glenn White, president of the Dallas Police Association. “It’s repulsive. It embarrasses the entire Dallas Police Department.”

via crimeblog.dallasnews.com