Carlton's Corner: Air Force dumped ashes of more troops’ remains in Va. landfill than acknowledged

One has to wonder how God views all this!


Not even the most vicious and uncivilized of known headhunter tribes in the dark recesses of New Guinea would even consider desecrating their warriers in such manner!

And what does one of the most civilized countries and leader of the free world do?


Contract disposal out to the lowest bidder and ask no questions! The easy way!


God help us!! One wonders if the ills of our country could be atributed in some way to our actions??


Carlton


Air Force dumped ashes of more troops’ remains in Va. landfill than acknowledged


The Air Force dumped the incinerated partial remains of at least 274 American troops in a Virginia landfill, far more than the military had acknowledged, before halting the secretive practice three years ago, records show.


The landfill dumping was concealed from families who had authorized the military to dispose of the remains in a dignified and respectful manner, Air Force officials said. There are no plans, they said, to alert those families now.

The Air Force had maintained that it could not estimate how many troops might have had their remains sent to a landfill. The practice was revealed last month by The Washington Post, which was able to document a single case of a soldier whose partial remains were sent to the King George County landfill in Virginia. The new data, for the first time, show the scope of what has become an embarrassing episode for vaunted Dover Air Base, the main port of entry for America’s war dead.

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