Washington, May 22 -- Congressman David Valadao issued the following press release:
Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) introduced the Locating Our Unclaimed Veterans Act, a bill which would help Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) locate and collect the unclaimed remains of veterans to ensure they are properly laid to rest.
"All veterans deserve to receive a military burial and recognition for their service to our nation," said Congressman Valadao. "Unfortunately, when a deceased veteran has lost contact with their family-or has no next-of-kin at all-their unclaimed remains can sit on a funeral home shelf collecting dust for years. Ahead of Memorial Day, I'm proud to introduce the Locating Our Unclaimed Veterans Act to create a cent...