Report: More remains of U.S. troops dumped in landfill A published report says the remains of many more U.S. troops have been dumped in a landfill than the military originally acknowledged.Commentsview comments in forum Page 1 2 You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news. |
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Seriously... sending remains of troops to a landfill?
Wonder why?
The procedure was never formally authorized or disclosed to senior Pentagon officials, who conducted a review of the cremation policies of Dover Air Base -- the main point of entry for US war dead -- in 2008, the Post said.
Nor was the dumping ever disclosed to the families of the fallen troops, who had authorized the military to dispose of the remains in a respectful and dignified manner, the Post said, citing Air Force officials.
The newspaper quoted officials as saying that a precise count of the remains disposed of at a Virginia landfill would require searching through the records of 6,300 troops whose remains have passed through Dover since 2001.
An additional group of 1,762 remains -- which could not undergo DNA testing because they were badly damaged or burned -- were also disposed of in this manner, the Post said, citing the Air Force.
Defense officials could not immediately be reached for comment.
Last month investigators said they had found "gross mismanagement" at the US Air Force mortuary, with body parts lost and remains mishandled.
After allegations from whistle-blowers, an Air Force probe found that two "portions of the remains" of fallen troops had been lost and uncovered other problems at the morgue.
New procedures have been put in place at the mortuary and the commander at the morgue, a colonel, together with two civilian officials were disciplined over the episode but not sacked.
The Dover affair echoes a scandal that erupted last year at Arlington National Cemetery, the country's hallowed ground for war dead. Investigators there uncovered cases of misidentified remains and mismanagement.
Following an Army probe, the conduct at Arlington is now the subject of a criminal investigation.
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I am shocked. Wow.
When burned up what's it matter what they do with it? it may as well be fertilizer at that point anyway.
I'm sure the families of those killed in the line of duty feel that way too.
Plonker.
When burned up what's it matter what they do with it? it may as well be fertilizer at that point anyway.
Right.
"Yo, fam of the deceased (regardless of how, or who, and if you are killed in the line of duty or just old age), we just threw your loved one in the dumpster. That's the dignified way we promised we would do it."
If YOU want to throw your loved one in the dumpster, that is YOUR prerogative. But no one else has the right to make that decision.
Blessed be.
When burned up what's it matter what they do with it? it may as well be fertilizer at that point anyway.
Absolutely disgusting. horrific and sad beyond belief. Mind you with the way many of the boys returning home are supposedly treated like garbage it's not such a long stretch to figure the deceased are not treated too differently. I hope the families envolved will raise complete hell over this event.
Blessed be.
But the story says they have no intention of informing the relatives.