re: John Glenn is just being buried

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He was buried at Arlington. That's why it took so long. There's a several months long waiting list.

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Yep. It also isn't just the number of people, it is partly because they can't/don't just go dig a hole as needed. They have to survey the land, determine the exact location, prepare the headstone, etc. And they have to schedule it around all of the other stuff going on around there - when was the last time you took a tour and actually saw a ceremony taking place? Or have you ever seen equipment out there digging a grave?

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From what I understand most people who are buried there are first cremated then later their ashes are what's buried.

Source: They were talking about this on the radio earlier today.

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When I worked for a funeral home they sent a couple of guys to Arlington. Both of them just stayed upstairs in the storage room. In Louisiana, as in most states, once a body is embalmed you can take all the time you need. The embalming process halts (for the most part) decomposition and there is no need for cold storage or anything like that.

Thanks, next time you "talk" with your dad, tell him we thank him for his service....

He was not going to buried until Katherine Johnson said the numbers were good.