VA to Begin Legal Process of Replacing Three German Prisoner of War Headstones
June 02, 2020
June 02, 2020
WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release:
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it will initiate the process required by law to replace three German prisoner of war headstones in national cemeteries in Texas and Utah.
The headstones are controversial because they bear swastikas and other symbols and texts related to the Nazi regime that millions of Americans fought during World War II.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it will initiate the process required by law to replace three German prisoner of war headstones in national cemeteries in Texas and Utah.
The headstones are controversial because they bear swastikas and other symbols and texts related to the Nazi regime that millions of Americans fought during World War II.