Et cetera : Did you know this about the American Legion: MIAP

(Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of articles designed to share information about the American Legion)

The American Legion has teamed up with the Missing in America Project (MIAP), to seek out what could potentially be tens of thousands unclaimed cremated remains (cremains) of veterans who served in wars throughout the past century.

MIAP, with the American Legion's help, will assist funeral homes, crematoriums, mortuaries and state hospitals, with researching all unclaimed cremains in their possession to identify those of a veteran, submitting the veteran’s records to the Veterans Administration Cemetery System for screening for eligibility for burial.

The funeral home, crematorium, mortuary or state hospital must then follow requirements for submitting the cremains to a VA cemetery. From there, MIAP will coordinate a full military service with the cemetery involved.

For more information you can go here: http://www.ialegion.org/missing_in_america_project.htm