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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nCB sends us a link to KIRO-TV<\/a> where the debate over John Marcus Alberti continues. You might remember we talked about Alberti last week<\/a> while he was a-mouldering in a veteran’s grave he didn’t earn. From KIRO:<\/p>\n KIRO 7 spoke to the director of Tahoma National Cemetery, who said they accepted Alberti, believing the fake military discharge paper was real.<\/p>\n In other cases, bodies have been removed from national cemeteries after officials determined the deceased were not eligible. A U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs spokesman told KIRO 7 the agency is still investigating Alberti’s case.<\/p>\n \u201cHe needs to get out of there,\u201d Navy SEAL veteran Don Shipley told KIRO 7. \u201cHe’s buried among heroes.\u201d<\/p>\n KIRO 7 will stay on top of the story, checking with federal authorities and cemetery officials this weekend, and let you know what happens to Alberti\u2019s remains.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n A statement from the American Legion Post that buried him;<\/p>\n Auburn Post 78 had no knowledge of, nor contact with, Alberti prior to his death in April 2014. Alberti died on 4\/18\/2014 and his body was turned over to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office in Seattle. In late April, Alberti’s girlfriend of about 7 years contacted our Post service officer for assistance as Alberti had no known family and she was not legally his next of kin. She provided the Post with a copy of a DD214, that she apparently found in his possessions with a VARO Seattle “true copy” stamp and signature on the back. The DD214 was taken to Tahoma National Cemetery to schedule interment. A representative there researched him on their system and determined he was eligible to be interred at TNC.<\/p>\n At this time, all postings and pictures regarding Alberti have been removed from the websites and Facebook pages over which we have control. We at Auburn Post 78 are extremely distressed that we may have played a role in interring a “fake warrior” in our National cemetery; however the last we heard, the folks at TNC say he is an eligible Navy veteran (disclaimer: being eligible to be buried in the National Cemetery does not in any way imply that the service\/training\/awards listed on the DD214 are correct).<\/p>\n Carol Reed I don’t blame the Legion Post, they were doing what they thought was right and good given the information they had. Dig those old bones up and throw them in the local landfill.<\/p>\n
\nAdjutant, Auburn Post 78<\/p><\/blockquote>\n