Petition updateRemove the remains of convicted killer Navy Lt. Andrew J. Chabrol from Arlington Natl

This petition is to support Judi Farmer's efforts to have Chabrol's remains removed

Michael McConnellApex, NC, United States
May 29, 2022

Judi Farmer is the original supplicant. She started the original effort to have Chabrol removed from Arlington National Cemetery. All credit goes to her.

From Washington Post article:

'Farmer had served as an advocate for sexual assault survivors in addition to her other military duties. She learned about Chabrol’s case in 2018, several years after retiring from the Navy, and, even though they did not know one another, she said that for her the case feels personal.
Farmer first started an online petition to have Chabrol’s remains exhumed. When it failed to gain traction, she wrote to Arlington National Cemetery. The Army, which operates the facility, never responded.

Earlier this year, in response to a new letter, Farmer was contacted by Renea C. Yates, director of the Office of Army Cemeteries at the Pentagon. Yates informed her that a law allowing the Army and the Department of Veterans Affairs to reconsider interments applied only to those occurring after its enactment in 2013.

Farmer bristled at the explanation. “If the [defense secretary] is a sexual assault prevention advocate, would he be able to find a solution to honor the hundreds of thousands of women that have served, that have been victims of sexual assault, so that perpetrator is not buried on our grounds?” she said. “Because those are our grounds.” '

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