U.S. Air Force Mortuary Admits Dumping Body Parts of Deceased Soldiers
A U.S. Air Force mortuary has acknowledged that it dumped portions of the remains of troops in a local landfill after cremation. Officials from Dover Air Force base in Delaware — the main point of entry for the nation’s war dead — say the practice occurred from 2003 through 2008. They claim the procedure was limited to fragments or portions of body parts that could not be immediately identified or were later recovered from the battlefield. The officials say relatives of the fallen service members had approved some manner of disposal. Family members of the deceased troops, however, were reportedly not notified of exactly how their loved ones’ remains were disposed of. The base is now the subject of a federal investigation for gross mismanagement.
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/11/10/headlines#8
A U.S. Air Force mortuary has acknowledged that it dumped portions of the remains of troops in a local landfill after cremation. Officials from Dover Air Force base in Delaware — the main point of entry for the nation’s war dead — say the practice occurred from 2003 through 2008. They claim the procedure was limited to fragments or portions of body parts that could not be immediately identified or were later recovered from the battlefield. The officials say relatives of the fallen service members had approved some manner of disposal. Family members of the deceased troops, however, were reportedly not notified of exactly how their loved ones’ remains were disposed of. The base is now the subject of a federal investigation for gross mismanagement.
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/11/10/headlines#8
