US military dumps soldiers' remains in landfill

If you’re looking to visit the sacred grounds where the remains of a love one lost at war is entombed, be sure to bring a hazmat suit. The military has been dumping the ashes of cremated soldiers in a suburban Virginia landfill.

An investigation last month left with fingers pointed promptly at the Dover Air Force Base mortuary in Delaware, where America’s war dead are sent for processing after losing their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq. A probe conducted by the Washington Post revealed that the mortuary had been cremating soldiers and dumping their remains in a landfill.

The US military said at first it would “require a massive effort and time to recall records and research individually” and refused to offer an estimate, but following urging from both Capitol Hill and concerned families, the Defense Department has delivered a tally.

Between 2004 and 2008, the DoD says that, officially, it sent the remains of 274 troops to the King George County landfill, around 70 miles due south down the Potomac from the Pentagon. In all, reveal officials, over 2,700 fragments of body parts were dumped on the site.     Read Here