A SusanvilleStuff PhotoFeature
by Marshel and Jeremy Couso
A group of motorcycle riders travelling cross-country to Arlington Cemetery as part of the ‘Missing in America’ project were in town Sunday morning, making their way to the east coast carrying the unclaimed remains of six veterans for burial with full honors at the National Cemetery next week.
The Missing in America group was joined here in town by the Patriot Guard riders and the Susanville Police Department for the drive down Main Street. Susanville put on a terrific show for the procession with local residents lining the street from one end of the town to the other.
The Missing in America Project
The Missing in America Project is a massive, nation-wide effort to locate, identify and inter the unclaimed remains of forgotten veterans. The group works with the American Legion and other volunteer service and veteran organizations, local funeral homes, state funeral commissions, state and national veterans administration agencies and the state and national veterans cemetery administrations, identifying and properly interring the unclaimed remains of forgotten veterans.
The six veterans being honored include one chosen from each branch of the military and one buffalo soldier; a US Army, Vietnam Veteran, Silver Star Recipient from Eureka, CA; a US Army, WWI, Buffalo Soldier from El Paso, TX; a US Marine, Vietnam Veteran and former MIAP State Coordinator from Phoenix, Arizona; a US Coast Guard Vietnam Era, from Seattle, WA and a US Navy Veteran, WWII, female, Phoenix, AZ US Air Force, Vietnam, Seattle, WA.
Full military honors services are at Arlington National Cemetery and will begin a 11:00a.m. on September 1st.
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