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Mark Benjamin talks about Arlington's new unknown soldier [video 6 minutes, 64 seconds]

Salon's Mark Benjamin was on "Morning Joe" Thursday morning to discuss his investigation into continuing problems at Arlington National Cemetery. Specifically, he was discussing what he reported last week, that Arlington has its first unknown soldier in 25 years, because of a bureaucratic snafu -- the cemetery lost the paperwork identifying the remains.
Read entire article at Salon