The cemetery was arid, weedy and chained shut, with a sign that simply said, "Unreachable". Somehow, they had to get inside.
The three women standing at the wrought-iron gate on that day in late July had never met before. But they found they had a couple of key things in common: a sense of incredulity that Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery was closed and the determination to get past those gates to where their loved ones were buried.
