Unclaimed veterans buried with military honor
Photo credit: Newsday / Ed Betz | Bill and Rosetta Araujo, of Glenn Oaks watch during a ceremony at Calverton National Cemetery in Calverton, NY. (Jan. 8, 2011)
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Twenty U.S. veterans whose unclaimed remains had languished for as long as three years in morgues around New York City were given full military honors during a burial at Calverton National Cemetery Saturday.
The ceremony, which included a gun salute and the playing of taps, drew more than 1,000 people, who endured freezing temperatures to pay their respects to men none of them knew.
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