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The Army has disinterred 32 remains of Native American children and returned them to their families and tribes at the Army’s expense since 2017, the OAC spokesperson said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024

They say the military has disinterred and identified remains from other Pearl Harbor battleships and should do the same for their loved ones.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2021

Since August 2017, the Army has disinterred 22 remains of Native American children from the cemetery, including the 10 that occurred this year.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2021

That the BBC has disinterred this 35-year-old corpse is hardly shocking.

From The Guardian • Dec. 24, 2010

The elder Daumier wrought verses as well as window-panes, and M. Champfleury has disinterred a small volume published by him in 1823.

From Picture and Text 1893 by James, Henry