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General News 5/25/2008 at 12:22 PM EDT

Veterans' burials nonstop at national cemeteries

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This article suggests a land office business. About 1800 veterans die per day and 10% are laid to rest in National Cemeteries. To accommodate the inflow of caskets, pre-digging is done at some of them to make the operation more efficient. Even so, mourners are asked not to tarry as another set of mourners are waiting.

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