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Army: Bodies Misidentified at Arlington Cemetery

WASHINGTON (June 10) - The Army says at least 200 remains in Arlington National Cemetery may have been misidentified or misplaced, casting a shadow over what has been called America's "sacred ground." Defense officials said Thursday that the Army has forced out the cemetery's two civilian leaders and appointed a new...

Arlington Chief Retires Amid History, Controversy

ARLINGTON, Va. (May 31) -- Walking in Arlington National Cemetery's Section 60, the flat field he picked out years ago for what is now "the saddest acre in America," Superintendent John Metzler Jr. is at home. More than 600 fallen from Iraq and Afghanistan are buried there, including Army Pfc. Sam Williams Huff, whose...

Background on John Metzler

John C. Metzler, Jr. (born September 12, 1947), is an American civil servant who was Superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, from 1991 to 2010. He achieved notoriety in the press at the end of his tenure due to the Arlington National Cemetery mismanagement controversy.

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