The changes began in August when cemetery officials decided that Section 60 should be subject to the same rules as the rest of the grounds. \u201cThe policy hasn\u2019t changed,\u201d said Jennifer Lynch, a spokeswoman for the cemetery. \u201cThe policy is the same, but the enforcement is different.\u201d She said the cemetery was responding to complaints that the section had become too disorderly.<\/p>\n
Cemetery officials put a short announcement about the changes on the cemetery\u2019s Web site this summer, but few saw it. Most families discovered the change when they visited the grounds and found only tape marks where laminated pictures of their loved ones had been hanging for the past several years. Some of the mementos \u201cdeemed worthy of retention\u201d were gathered by Army historians for storage at Fort Belvoir, according to a statement from the cemetery. Most appear to have been thrown in the trash.<\/p>\n
Belle\u2019s son, Lance Cpl. Nicholas Kirven, was killed eight years ago in Afghanistan. Ever since, Belle has decorated his grave for his birthday, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Christmas, St. Patrick\u2019s Day and Easter, leaving the adornments up for two or three weeks and then tucking them away in her attic.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s my way of remembering Nicholas,\u201d she said. \u201cAll these silly holidays.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
You know, Arlington might have credibility in this discussion if they hadn’t misplaced so many of the remains of fallen heroes over the past few years. Their record keeping was a bigger mess than anything Ms. Belle could create.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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