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Veterans

Tomconroy

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1. A while ago I had read about the push for a burial for an

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Nov 11, 2021, 09:01 AM

Nov 2021

Unknown veteran of Viet Nam. I think the story was that there were a few unknown deceased but the Army had gotten so good at identifications they hoped to identify everyone. There was some pressure for there to be an unknown burial but there was resistance.
Don't know what happened but I think I would have heard of a burial for a Viet Nam unknown.

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In 1921, the first soldier of the Tomb of the Unknowns was laid to rest. The memorial was filmed [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 OP

A while ago I had read about the push for a burial for an Tomconroy Nov 2021 #1

There actually was an unknown soldier from Vietnam interred at the Tomb. Aristus Nov 2021 #2

Thanks. Didn't know that. Tomconroy Nov 2021 #3

Here's the Wikipedia account: Aristus Nov 2021 #4

Just thinking about it, today they might even be able to ID Tomconroy Nov 2021 #5

I suppose that's possible. But I don't expect they will do it. Aristus Nov 2021 #6