History of VA in 100 Objects
Object 53: Funeral Ceremony for Vietnam Unknown
After a 26 year journey from the Vietnam Unknown memorial to St. Louis, Missouri, a casket containing the remains of 1st Lt. Michael Blassie was interred in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in his hometown on July 11, 1998.
History of VA in 100 Objects
Object 31: Cammermeyer Serving in Silence
Former VA nurse and Army National Guard Colonel (Ret.) Margarethe Cammermeyer believes that people should, “live their truth.” But her own efforts to abide by that credo led to her dismissal from the military in 1992 for disclosing her sexual orientation as a lesbian. Her legal battle for reinstatement inspired the 1995 television movie Serving in Silence, starring Glenn Close and produced by Barbra Streisand.
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