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Tuesday, 29 May 2018

Human Ashes Left At The Vietnam Memorial Find A Not-Final Resting Place

(Above) Janet Folkerts, curator for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial museum collection, holds a container of unidentified cremains at the Museum Resource Center in Landover, Md. (Below) A 3-foot-tall model of a U.S. watercraft (left) and a traditional Vietnamese dress are among the artifacts left at the wall that have become part of the permanent collection.

To some, the Vietnam memorial is a sacred space and a fitting place for deceased veterans. But the National Park Service says it's not equipped to care for the remains that are being left there.

(Image credit: Eslah Attar/NPR)



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