The Veterans Affairs omnibus bill (see above) also contains a provision inserted by Sen. Larry Craig, (R-Idaho), chair of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, to have the remains of double murderer Russell Wayne Wagner removed from Arlington National Cemetery. Wagner’s cremated remains had been placed at Arlington due to a loophole in a 1997 law prohibiting burial of veterans who have committed capital crimes in national cemeteries.
Air Force Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich assumed command of U.S. European Command on July 1, taking over the key assignment as the U.S. and its allies contend with a resurgent Russia and a grinding war in Ukraine.
