Grave mistakes at Arlington could be in the thousands
by Brian Schneider, Medill News Service on 07/29/10
![Arlington](http://view2.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/9397196/david-cameron-lays-wreath/david-cameron-lays-wreath.jpg?size=500&imageId=9397196" "Arlington")
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., says as many as 6,600 graves at the nation’s main military cemetery were mislabeled or unmarked. That number is far higher than the Army has previously reported when acknowledging mistakes at the graveyard. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
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