Military families put on hold for Arlington burials

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Thousands of families are having to wait months to bury family members in Arlington National Cemetery, officials said.

Veterans of Foreign Wars spokesman Joe Davis told The Examiner that he knows families who have waited up to three months to bury veterans at Arlington, which averages 30 funerals per day.

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