How did Senator Kennedy earn burial rights in Arlington?

Argghhh!
A question that has been chapping some people, both in comments here and in email.Simple.  He is eligible under the existing rules.Senators who spend 2 years in the Army and 40 years in the Senate qualify for Arlington. It isn't PFC Kennedy that is being buried there, in a sense.Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Thurgood Marshall, who never served in uniform, is buried in Arlington.  Arlington is considered a national treasure and is managed a bit differently from the other cemeteries in the system.Specifically, the guidance that qualifies Senator Kennedy is this:g. Any former member of the Armed Forces...

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Posted Aug 27 2009, 08:32 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..