Jacksonville Injury Lawyer Blog

Recent burial mistakes at Arlington National Cemetery are worrying families of veterans buried among the other 131 military cemeteries. Arlington National Cemetery has set up a hotline: (703) 607-8199 - to answer calls from families concerned about the burial foulups revealed there and at other military cemeteries.

Veterans groups feared the problems exposed at Arlington might have been repeated elsewhere among 131 military cemeteries run by the Veterans Affairs Department. They called for a special oversight commission set up by Army Secretary John McHugh to expand its probe. Attorney Henry Gare is an experienced cemetery attorney who is investigating claims against the government for the Arlington National Cemetery mixups.

Some of the nation’s military dead may have been misplaced or misidentified at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington. The U.S. Army acknowledged the problem today.

Funerals at Arlington National Cemetery are marked by somber ceremony and meticulous care. But the Army inspector general’s report today found at least 211 sets of remains have been misidentified or unaccounted for out of the 300,000 grave sites. If your loved one’s body has been misplaced at Arlington National Cemetery please call Arlington National Cemetery lawyer Henry Gare at 1-888-360 4529. All consultations are free and confidential.

Cemetery desecration continues in Florida. A Royal Palm Beach man has been charged with stealing more than $14,000 worth of brass cemetery vases.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office reports that 29-year-old Shaun Beasley was arrested Friday after trying to sell the vases to a local recycling company.
The vases were reported stolen Thursday night from the Our Lady Queen of Peace Cemetery. A detective began calling recycling companies Friday and learned that two men had offered to sell 70 vases to one of the companies.
Surveillance footage of a license plate at the cemetery led detectives to Beasley. A search of his home allowed deputies to find 61 vases, worth about $230 each.
Beasley was charged with theft and dealing in stolen property. He was being held on $5,000 bail. If your loved one has been the victim of cemetery desecration be sure to call an experienced cemetery lawer.

As a Florida cemetery attorney I still can’t believe stories like the following happen:

A police tow truck removed a minivan that was parked outside a Manhattan funeral home — giving its dearly departed passenger an unexpected side trip.
Funeral director Paul DeNigris says he was “a wreck” after discovering the van missing Monday outside Redden’s Funeral Home.
NYPD spokesman Paul Browne says there was “nothing to indicate it was more than just an illegally parked car.”
DeNigris said a windshield placard reading “Funeral Director on Official Business” had fallen flat. The van’s tinted windows helped obscure the white cardboard box that held the remains.
DeNigris rushed to the tow pound, where he discreetly explained the circumstances.
He got the body to Newark Airport in time for a flight to Miami.
He plans to fight the $115 parking ticket. If you have been a victim of a cemetery mistake call an experienced Florida cemetery lawyer at 888- 360-4LAW (4529).