Soldiers Use iPhones to Photograph Graves of Over 300,000 at Arlington Cemetery

Troops from the Army's historic Old Guard have been ordered to photograph the graves of more than 330,000 people in Arlington National Cemetery using iPhones, reports TIME.

Last year a scandal over mismanagement at the nation's most hallowed burial ground revealed unmarked and mismarked graves. Congress then mandated that the cemetery account for the graves of the more than 330,000 people interred in the cemetery. Markers may bear more than one name, such as a service member and spouse.

The photos taken at night are matched with other records to find discrepancies that need to be fixed, and officials say it's too early in the process to draw any conclusions. Military officials hope they can eventually use the photos to create an online database for the public. Four million people annually visit the cemetery.


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