Veterans say damaged cemetery wall dishonors fallen service members

Veterans say damaged cemetery wall dishonors fallen service members

HOPEWELL, Va. Nearly 7,000 fallen service members rest at the Hopewell cemetery, where a section of the historic wall has remained unrepaired for years. The cemetery, established in the 1860s, serves as the final resting place for nearly 7,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who lost their lives in battles from the Civil War through Vietnam.While the grounds and headstones remain meticulously maintained, members of a local Veterans of Fore…