Report: Air Force dumped remains of 274 troops in landfill

[Blazerfan22]

By msnbc.com staff:

The incinerated partial remains of at least 274 American troops were dumped in a Virginia landfill, according to government records, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.

Air Force officials said that the dumping was hidden from families who had given authorization for the remains to be disposed of in a respectful and dignified manner, according to the newspaper.

There were no plans to inform families, officials told the newspaper.

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[DaLincolnJones]

I wonder if that was the thousands of unclaimed Vets ashes that the VA had kept for years.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

should have sold them on ebay to help pay for a new stealth bomber

 

[MARIS61]

Classy move.

Could be criminal charges are warranted for abuse of a corpse(s).