VA Buried Their Brother as an ‘Unclaimed Veteran.’ Now They’re Working to Bring Him Home. The remains of veterans–some dating back to the Civil War–sit neglected at funeral homes across the country.
What happened to Alvin Pugh reflects decades-long issues with how the VA tracks veterans who die alone, allowing remains of 21,000 vets to go unclaimed.
‘Unclaimed’ No Longer: Volunteers Work to Provide Military Burials for Forgotten Veterans
|in Newsroom | Anne Marshall-ChalmersThe remains of veterans who die alone, without connections to friends and family, can sit on shelves of morgues and funeral homes for decades.