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On the recordDecember 7, 2001
Yesterday, I put in an amendment to the pending matter before the Senate with regard to the desire on behalf of the Congress of the United States to see that Captain Charles "Chic" Burlingame, the pilot of American Airlines flight 77, be buried in his own grave site at Arlington National Cemetery. The Secretary of the Army has indicated to me that he will, under the regulations, exercise his authority to enable this very courageous and distinguished American and Navy veteran to be buried in his own grave, and at such time in the future to further have his wife interred with him. I thank all who worked on this. There have been many in the Chamber, along with my colleagues in the House, Frank Wolf, Tom Davis, and others, and also the Secretary of the Army has worked very carefully on it.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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Discussing an amendment for Captain Charles Burlingame's burial at Arlington National Cemetery.

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