BOISE -- Thirteen deceased veterans whose cremated remains were missing or abandoned in a funeral home in north Idaho were given a proper military service in Boise.
The ceremony was held Friday at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery. Each veteran was interred by a member of their branch of service.
The ceremony was part of a movement that started in Idaho called the Missing in America Project.
The Idaho Division of Veterans Services says all veterans deserve this honor.
"It's important we don't forget our soldiers, airmen, seamen and marines, and that we bring them home to a place of dignity and respect among their peers and other veterans in our veterans cemetery," said David Brasuell, the administrator for the Idaho Division of Veterans Services.
Since the Missing in America Project began in 2005, 57 veterans have been given a military burial at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery.
