The US Army on Friday announced an investigation into possible botched record-keeping at Arlington National Cemetery after revelations that remains were buried in a grave site already in use.

Army Secretary John McHugh said the probe by the army's inspector general would focus on the accountability of operations and allegations of poor record-keeping at the cemetery, where hundreds of thousands of military veterans and fallen soldiers from the country's wars are buried.

"As the final resting place of our nation's heroes, any questions about the integrity or accountability of its operations should be examined in a manner befitting their service and sacrifice," McHugh said in a statement.

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