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Bill aims to ensure Mass. veterans’ graves are marked

State House News Service

  April 12, 2012

Veterans’ graves would no longer go accidentally unmarked on Veterans Day or Memorial Day if legislators pass a bill aimed at improving the communication surrounding the deaths of veterans. Currently, when a veteran dies, the funeral director files a notice with the Massachusetts Board of Health, which is supposed to notify the Veterans’ Graves Officer - the local official responsible for caring for veterans’ graves.

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