Major Trevor Joseph Act addresses issue of weekend military burials
An honor guard escorts the casket of Major Trevor Joseph after a memorial service at Harvest Church on Oct. 8, 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)
State Rep. Kevin Vaughan is seeking passage of the Major Trevor Joseph Act after officials with the Tennessee Department of Veterans Services refused to allow a weekend burial for the soldier last fall.
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Kevin Vaughan Maj. Trevor Joseph Sam Whitson Courtney RogersSam Stockard
Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.
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