{"id":40553,"date":"2015-06-12T18:18:55","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T18:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2015\/06\/12\/arlington-burial-approved-for-guardsman-killed-in-crash\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:25:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:25:43","slug":"arlington-burial-approved-for-guardsman-killed-in-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2015\/06\/12\/arlington-burial-approved-for-guardsman-killed-in-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Arlington burial approved for Guardsman killed in crash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Army Secretary John McHugh has approved an exception to policy that will allow a Louisiana Guard soldier killed in a March 10 helicopter crash to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery, officials announced Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Sgt. 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