Bodies Of 52 Vets Accumulate At Morgue; L.A. County Can't Explain Why

Bodies Of 52 Vets Accumulate At Morgue; L.A. County Can't Explain Why
Flags fly at grave markers in Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne, Mass., Saturday, May 24, 2014. Hundreds of people planted about 57,000 flags in the cemetery on Saturday to honor the country's military veterans. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Flags fly at grave markers in Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne, Mass., Saturday, May 24, 2014. Hundreds of people planted about 57,000 flags in the cemetery on Saturday to honor the country's military veterans. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Over the last 15 months, 52 unclaimed bodies of U.S. military veterans accumulated at the Los Angeles County morgue because nobody arranged transportation to Riverside National Cemetery for burial.

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