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    1. Re: Desecration of Graves
    2. Sirs, City fathers in California have bulldozed headstones to clear the way for a public park and vandals have destroyed headstones in York County, PA. Now I hear that even the church feels that it has the right to desecrate the burial sites of loved ones. Should you feel the need to remove headstones, at least have the decency to disinter the remains and move the grave to a sight more convenient to you. As Graves Registration Officer for the "Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War," I would be most interested in knowing if any of the headstones you deem necessary to remove are of Civil War Veterans. Or for that matter, men who served in any war. Headstones dating back to the 1800s may be of men who fought for the freedom of America in the Revolutionary War. If the headstone is one that has been placed by the Military, it is a Federal Offense to remove and/or destroy it. Don Wilt Graves Registration Officer Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War General George Wright Camp 22 Sacramento, California

    10/19/2005 07:58:39