Thursday, February 06, 2003

Ma'm? I have a telegram and a fat envelope for ya. Don't think it's money"

Here's the ovens article


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The
Pentagon is considering
cremating remains of
soldiers who may die in an
Iraqi chemical or biological
attack in the Persian Gulf,
officials said Thursday.

Use of field cremation would alter a
longtime U.S. military tradition of
making every effort to return each
person's body home in a flag-draped
casket.

It is not yet clear if the military
would operate some sort of
crematorium facility in the region,
how the ashes would be sorted and
returned to their families, and how
the Pentagon would address
expected cultural and religious objections by some service members.

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