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Topic: Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong (1930-2012)
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olddennis
Member Posts: 20
From: Herndon, VA USA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 09-10-2012 11:02 AM
   
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Originally posted by APG85:
Armstrong won't be the first astronaut buried at sea. Wally Schirra was cremated and then buried at sea...
I thought Wally also was buried at sea but Find A Grave website indicates he is buried at the Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego. It even shows a photo of his grave marker. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 09-10-2012 11:10 AM
The marker may be just that; as this photo from the U.S. Navy captures Schirra's burial at sea. Cmdr. Lee Axtell, command chaplain aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), releases the ashes of retired U.S. Navy captain and astronaut Walter M. (Wally) Schirra. |
PeterO
Member Posts: 399
From: North Carolina
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 09-10-2012 03:26 PM
Robert is correct. The wording "In Memory Of" on the marker means it's a memorial marker, not a grave site. Schirra's marker is the standard grave/memorial marker that every veteran is eligible for.From the Veteran's Administration website: Memorial Headstones and MarkersMemorial headstones and markers, for individuals or groups, are furnished for eligible deceased active duty service members and Veterans whose remains are not recovered or identified, are buried at sea, donated to science or whose cremated remains have been scattered. Memorial headstones and markers may also be furnished in national, military post/base or state Veterans cemeteries to eligible spouses whose remains are unavailable for interment, whether or not they predecease the eligible Veteran. These headstones and markers bear an "In Memory of" inscription, as their first line and must be placed in a recognized cemetery. |
robsouth
Member Posts: 769
From: West Midlands, UK
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted 09-12-2012 10:30 AM
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DChudwin
Member Posts: 1096
From: Lincolnshire IL USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 09-12-2012 09:42 PM
Great article by Mike Collins in the Washington Post memorializing Neil Armstrong. "He was the best." |
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