FORT HUACHUCA — For many, MIA means missing in action, signifying the location of the remains of members of America’s armed forces are unknown.
But there is another meaning for a special MIA project — missing in America.
It involves the remains of indigent, homeless or unclaimed remains of veterans.
Monday, 18 sets of cremains, of veterans who served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, along with service in what is considered the Cold War, will be interred at the Southern Arizona Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery in Sierra Vista, along with the wife of one of the former servicemen.
The Missing in America Project, supported by the American Legion since 2007, is...
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