Devastating. That's how one northern Iowa woman is describing the theft of bronze burial markers from at least 80 grave stones. All of the graves belong to veterans. This one... from a Spanish War ...

A pair of accused Indiana grave robbers have been arrested for allegedly swiping more than a dozen bronze headstone markers from veteran burial sites — memorials that can sell for several thousands.

Hunched over, propping himself up with one arm with his hand firmly on the earth, Rick Brown delicately digs dirt and debris from the top of an aging grave marker. He didn't know the man, a veteran, ...