Burial at Arlington

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The BBC reported about a very respected general, recently deceased, of Hmong descent, who was denied burial in Arlington cemetery. "The US Army has rejected a request for ethnic Hmong leader Vang Pao to be buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery." "Gen Pao led a 15-year CIA-sponsored secret war in Laos during the Vietnam War and, when it was lost, led tens of thousands of his people into exile." "A spokesman for the Pentagon, Gary Tallman, said the request had been thoroughly reviewed but that the board had unanimously decided he did not meet the criteria for burial in the cemetery." Their reason is "that it would take the place away from an American serviceman". American servicemen that knew him offered their own plots for general Pao. I think they should allow Pao to be buried at Arlington. He is not only a hero among his own people but to the American people as well. He fought for America for 15 years! I have heard some say that well he's not an American and foreigners should not be buried in Arlington. He did become an American citizen. As far as being a foreigner, Arlington is full of foreigners who fought and gave their lives for this country. I say let him in! Do you have an opinion?