NOTE: Some of the officer's remains were recovered later (along with the pilot's) a not-uncommon occurrence when a supersonic jet crashes in a combat zone. The families decided to have the newly found remains buried at Arlington. In a joint burial, the remains of Lieutenant Colonel William R. "Salty" Watkins III (promoted posthumously) and Captain Eric B. "Boot" Das (1972-2003) were laid to rest in a single casket, in a single grave. This burial was 3 May 2003. He is indeed buried in two places, three if you count the crash site in Iraq. This is not a cenotaph but the original burial location. The Arlington National Cemetery burial was 28 Aug 2003 (see Find a Grave Memorial #8545433).
5th Great Grandfather - Col Samuel Woodson Venable (1756–1821) who served in Capt Thomas Watkins dragoons in Revolutionary War.
NOTE: Some of the officer's remains were recovered later (along with the pilot's) a not-uncommon occurrence when a supersonic jet crashes in a combat zone. The families decided to have the newly found remains buried at Arlington. In a joint burial, the remains of Lieutenant Colonel William R. "Salty" Watkins III (promoted posthumously) and Captain Eric B. "Boot" Das (1972-2003) were laid to rest in a single casket, in a single grave. This burial was 3 May 2003. He is indeed buried in two places, three if you count the crash site in Iraq. This is not a cenotaph but the original burial location. The Arlington National Cemetery burial was 28 Aug 2003 (see Find a Grave Memorial #8545433).
5th Great Grandfather - Col Samuel Woodson Venable (1756–1821) who served in Capt Thomas Watkins dragoons in Revolutionary War.
Inscription
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force
Iraq
Purple Heart Killed in Action