Home
  • About IAVA
  • Take Action
  • Membership and Resources
  • IAVA in Washington
  • for Press and Bloggers
  • IAVA Blog
About IAVA

Blog post

     

del.icio.us del.icio.us Digg This! digg reddit reddit facebook facebook newsvine newsvine Post To MySpace!myspace reddittwitter

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Outraged by Arlington Investigation
Posted by Michelle McCarthy on July 22 2009

UPDATE:  On Monday, Salon's Mark Benjamin published the third installment of an investigative series about shoddy care at Arlington Cemetery in which spokeswoman Kaitlin Horst admitted the cemetery cannot identify grave-site remains buried around 2003.  In a statement, IAVA Executive Director Paul Rieckhoff expressed the concern of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans calling for Congress to investigate the allegations further. "We expect the Armed Services Committee to look into this and that hearings would be appropriate," Rieckhoff said. "Our members are outraged. People are very, very concerned. We expect a response from the Army on this."  For updates on this breaking story, follow IAVA on Twitter @iavapressroom.

---------------------------------------------------

On Friday, IAVA Executive Director and Founder Paul Rieckhoff joined MSNBC to express the outrage of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans over a criminal investigation and allegations of misplaced bodies and shoddy care in Sect. 60 at Arlington National Cemetery where more than 600 Iraq and Afghanistan service members are buried. To read more about the allegations detailed by Salon's Mark Benjamin, click here.

  Share:
del.icio.us del.icio.us Digg This! digg reddit reddit facebook facebook newsvine newsvine Post To MySpace!myspace reddittwitter

Join the IAVA

Join our growing movement. Sign up for your free membership today.

In This Section

  • Mission and History
  • Staff and Board
  • Partners
  • Success Stories
  • 2010 Annual Report
  • IAVA's Heroes Gala
  • Jobs and Internships
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • IAVA Blog
    • In The News
    • Legislative Dispatches
    • Opinion
  • Contact Us

Success Stories

IAVA has helped thousands of veterans. Here are some of their stories:

IAVA Unveils "Apps for Heroes" with Dr. Jill Biden, Code for America

On January 18th, IAVA Member Veterans from San Francisco helped unveil "Apps… 


IAVA Under the Lights at JETS vs. Patriots

On November 13, IAVA Member Veterans from New York and New Jersey were treated… 


IAVA Helps President Unveil Veterans Jobs Initiative

On August 5th, IAVA Member Veterans joined President Obama at the Navy Yard… 

© 2011 Iraq Afghanistan Veterans of America is a 501(c)3 organization.