Remains of war dead dumped in landfill

I'm speechless.


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From the Statist Progressive mouthpiece, the Washington Post:



The Dover Air Force Base mortuary for years disposed of some dead troops’ body parts by burning them and dumping the ashes in a Virginia landfill, a practice that officials have since abandoned in favor of burying the remains at sea.


The Dover mortuary, which is the main point of entry for America’s war dead, sent remains to the landfill from 2003 until 2008, according to Air Force officials. The manner of disposal was typically withheld from the relatives of fallen service members. The disclosure comes in the aftermath of several federal investigations into mishandling of remains at the mortuary.

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Well, I guess that's cheaper than treating the remains like they were your kin.


Whaddya know? I've just reached a new level of disgust with the US gubmint...didn't think it was possible. 


But contrast this story with the Israelis:






Link to wikipedia; Zaka is the abbreviation for the hebrew meaning "Disaster Victim Identification."

In 2010, ZAKA volunteers numbered 1,500.[3] These volunteers work in coordination with Israeli government agencies on any unnatural death including vehicle accidents, terrorist bombing, murder or suicide. Trained as paramedics and in first aid, the volunteers, who are on call 24/7, attempt to revive the victims and, if unsuccessful, respectfully attend to the dead.[3]


ZAKA also has two units made up of Bedouin, Muslim, and Druze volunteers to serve Israel’s non-Jewish communities, primarily Bedouin in the Negev and Druze in the Galilee. According to both Jewish and Muslim religious law, it is important to treat the dead respectfully, whether it be covering the bodies so that others cannot see them or collecting every last body part for burial, including blood.



Link to Wikipedia; Zaka stands for Disaster Victim Identification in Hebrew.


I personally have seen members of Zaka, down on the ground on their hands and knees (after a terrorist attack in Jerusalem in 2003), scraping small bits of flesh, and scraping blood off the street, for a proper burial.


So I say to whomever decided to chuck out bits of US Servicemen (i.e. the best of us, who sacrificed all) in a dump: For shame! Disgusting!


The government golden rule: Treat others however it suits you, after you take their ____ (fill in blank).