inurnment
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The act requires the Army to provide for the inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery of the cremated remains of “certain persons” whose service in the U.S. military “has been determined to be active service.”
From Time ● May 23, 2016
But that changed last year when then-Secretary of the Army John McHugh reversed their eligibility for burial or even simple inurnment — to have their ashes placed in the niche wall in the cemetery.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2016
There are 50,600 burial plots and 35,548 inurnment spaces left.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2016
"The next available grave ... is assigned for the interment or inurnment," according to cemetery rules.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2010
Mr. Eaton, who operates a funeral parlor on his grounds, discourages ground burials, recommends incineration in his crematory, inurnment and safekeeping in his columbarium.
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