{"id":53782,"date":"2021-05-05T19:51:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T19:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/05\/05\/as-space-dwindles-final-rules-on-burial-eligibility-for-arlington-cemetery-expected-this-fall\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:52:16","slug":"as-space-dwindles-final-rules-on-burial-eligibility-for-arlington-cemetery-expected-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/05\/05\/as-space-dwindles-final-rules-on-burial-eligibility-for-arlington-cemetery-expected-this-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"As space dwindles, final rules on burial eligibility for Arlington Cemetery expected this fall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Army officials expect to unveil their final rule changes for burial eligibility at Arlington National Cemetery<\/a> sometime this fall, after they finish sorting through significant public feedback on plans to restrict which veterans can choose the site as their final resting place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In testimony before the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday, Karen Durham-Aguilera, executive director of Army National Military Cemeteries and Arlington National Cemetery<\/a>, said she expects revisions to those rules in coming months, but would not say whether that would tighten or loosen the proposed eligibility restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe continue to explore all viable options to ensure Arlington National Cemetery continues to honor our nation\u2019s heroes for generations to come,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really an impossible problem for us. The eligible population is more than 22 million … currently today, we have less than 85,000 spaces.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t