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of
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Will Lie With Unknown Soldier
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JAN 16 A.M.
sub-
cus-
Texas Mexican War Hero's Reburial
new
sked
1 be
t to
To Be in Arlington National Cemetery
BY B. N. TIMMONS.
Mrs. Beatrice Longoria of Three
Johnson was first informed
of
S
WA S H I G TON, Jan. 12.-A
Rivers. "This injustice and preju-
the Longoria case by Dr. Hector Pl
Texas Mexican war hero who was
dice is deplorable. I'm happy to
Garcia of Corpus Christi, presiden)
have a part in seeing that this
of the American GI Forum, John
killed during the invasion of the
Texas hero is laid to rest with
son said.
Philippines will be reburied with
and,
the honor and dignity his service
Garcia requested an investiga
full military honors at Arlington
to the nation deserves."
tion of the failure of a Three Riv
and
National Cemetery here because
Mrs. Longoria wired Johnson
ers funeral home to accept Mrs
;day
a funeral home in Three Rivers,
Wednesday thanking him for mak-
Longoria's request that the hom
>me.
the hero's home town, reportedly
ing arrangements for her husband
handle the reburial of her hus
refused to handle the body.
to be buried at the Arlington Na-
band. Dr. Garcia identified tht
boys
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson of
tional Cemetery, where the body
funeral home as the Rice Funeral
hree
Texas made arrangements for a
of the Unknown Soldier also is
Home of Three Rivers and in
of
hero's burial at the national ceme-
interred.
formed Johnson by telegram that
inne
tery after he was informed that
"I am humbly grateful for your
he had spoken personally witl
ered
the body of Felix Longoria had
kindness in my hour of humilia-
T. W. Kennedy of the funeral
Les
been refused for burial by a Three
tion and suffering," she wired.
home. Garcia quoted Kennedy al
the
Rivers mortician because Longoria
Longoria's body is scheduled to
saying that reburial of Longorit
was a Mexican.
arrive in San Francisco Thursday,
had been refused because "whitt
ilda
"I deeply regret to learn that
and Johnson has made arrange
me,
the prejudice of some individuals
ments for it to be sent immediate
people object to the use of th)
was
extends even beyond this life,'
ly to the Arlington Cemetery over-
funeral home by those of Mexi
Johnson said to Longoria's widow,
looking Washington.
can origin."
Ft Worth Star Telegram
13 January 1949.
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