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Trump Signs Law to Exhume Vietnam Vet's Remains Amid Assault Allegations

1/2/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump signed a law sponsored by Senator John Cornyn directing the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to exhume Fernando V. Cota’s remains from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio.
Cota, a Vietnam War veteran, faced multiple sexual assault allegations and was linked to the murders of six women.
Cruz supported the law, arguing that a convicted rapist should not be honored in a national cemetery.

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U.S. President Donald Trump signed a law sponsored by Senator John Cornyn directing the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to exhume Fernando V. Cota’s remains from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio.
Cota, a Vietnam War veteran, faced multiple sexual assault allegations and was linked to the murders of six women.
Cruz supported the law, arguing that a convicted rapist should not be honored in a national cemetery.