Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Military burials for 4 forgotten vets

Military burials for 4 forgotten vets
By Steven Dubois
The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Aug 15, 2012

PORTLAND, Ore. — Four military veterans whose cremated remains sat unclaimed for decades in Oregon's state-run mental hospital have been laid to rest in Willamette National Cemetery.

Val Conley, the deputy director of the state Department of Veterans' Affairs, accepted the United States flag Wednesday on behalf of the men whose relatives could not be located.

They were Army Pvt. James Butler, Army Sgt. William Madson, Navy sailor Lanier Johnson and Navy Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Frank Martin.
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