Graves Make Operational Change Markers Now Carry Slogans, Not Just Wars

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ARLINGTON, Va. - Unlike earlier wars, nearly all Arlington National Cemetery gravestones for troops killed in Iraq or Afghanistan are inscribed with the sloganlike operation names the Pentagon selected to promote public support for the conflicts.

Families of fallen soldiers and Marines are being told they have the option to have the government-furnished headstones engraved with "Operation Enduring Freedom" or "Operation Iraqi Freedom" at no extra charge, whether they are buried in Arlington or elsewhere. A mock-up shown to many families includes the operation names.

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Graves Make Operational Change Markers Now Carry Slogans, Not Just Wars

The majority of military gravestones from other eras are inscribed with only the basic, required information: name, r...

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