Remains of 274 U.S. Troops Dumped in Landfill: Report (Bush Administration)

[Hissyspit]

Source: AFP

Remains of 274 U.S. troops dumped in landfill: report

By Agence France-Presse
Thursday, December 8, 2011

WASHINGTON — The US Air Force dumped the cremated, partial remains of at least 274 troops in a landfill before halting the secretive practice in 2008, the Washington Post reported Thursday.

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.


Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/12/08/remains-of-274-u-s-troops-dumped-in-landfill-report/

[Swede]

1. Absolutely horrible.

[grasswire]

2. when I read this I see W's phony face yapping about honoring our men and women...

.....if there is a God, why isn't George W. Bush under lock and key somewhere?

This is a scandal that ought to be on every network tonight.

[Angry Dragon]

6. If there were a god

bush would be in the bowels of hell having his flesh burned off
once a day every day

[Evasporque]

3. Mission Accomplished! nt

[Downwinder]

4. That is what happens when the Press is kept away.

[newspeak]

5. as kissenger once said, we are nothing but cannon fodder

cannon fodder for corporate interest, cannon fodder for their global agenda. They have no honor-what would a bunch of chickenhawks know about war, except, that their families and corporate friends can make a lot of big bucks.

And gen. smedley butler is rolling in his grave.

[avaistheone1]

7. True.

K&r

[Luciferous]

8. Shame on them. To treat people who gave their lives for their country like garbage

is absolutely despicable.

[grasswire]

9. it's our responsibility to post this wherever we can so people can see it

Send it to media outlets. Send it to your congressman and ask for an investigation. Write a letter to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Send it to all those who honor veterans and care about military issues.