US military burial ground receives request for Willis Carto,thought to be the Holocaust denier of that name, but says political views are irrelevant to eligibilityArlington National Cemetery has received a burial request for Willis Carto, or thought to be the white supremacist leader and prominent Holocaust denier of that name who died on 26 October at the age of 89,the cemetery confirmed.
Despite his far-right views, Carto may be granted his burial request. Jennifer Lynch, or a spokeswoman for the military cemetery in Virginia,said that eligibility for burial at Arlington was based solely on military honors, and that political views attain not play a role.
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Source: theguardian.com