Rapist Receives Military Burial

Consider the gravestone of Technical Sergeant Leonard Matlovich, a Vietnam War Veteran and the recipient of the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. It Reads: "When I was in the military, they gave me a medal for killing two men, and a discharge for loving one."

Also consider this L.A. Times article that discusses a rapist who was buried with full military honors. Veterans convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death or life in prison do not receive this same honor but a serial rapist ....well, thats okay.
What kind of message does it send when a convicted rapist is honored by our country? Sometimes it seems like people just want to pick and chose the morals they defend and glorify without also considering the inherent contractions in doing so.