Senator: 6,000 graves at Arlington could be mislabeled
Estimate exceeds one given by Army investigators
A general view of Arlington National Cemetery on July 21, 2010 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
Photographer: Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images
Posted: 07/29/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Senate Democrat says that as many as 6,600 graves at Arlington National Cemetery could be misidentified because managers there didn't do their job properly.
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., spoke at a hearing Thursday, where the cemetery's former superintendent and deputy superintendent were scheduled to testify.
McCaskill says she believes that between 4,900 and 6,600 graves may be unmarked or mislabeled on cemetery maps.
The estimate far exceeds one given by Army investigators last month that some 211 remains could be affected by the graves scandal.
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