Voice of America: Two US Sailors Killed in 1862 Buried With Full Honors

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Two US Sailors Killed in 1862 Buried With Full Honors Mar 9th 2013, 00:41 Two American sailors who died when their historic Civil War ship sank 151 years ago were buried with full military honors Friday at Arlington National Cemetery. The remains were found in the sunken USS Monitor off the coast of North Carolina in 2002. Efforts to identify the skeletons were unsuccessful. But some of the descendants of all 16 crew members who died in 1862 attended the burial. U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said it is important to honor those who represent the significant part the ...

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