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Originally Posted by EukerVoorn
I don't understand why their families didn't arrange such a ceremony. They told the US army to "keep the remains" and are now upset about how the US army disposed these remains?
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I am making some assumptions here, as I did not read other articles related to this story, so I am thinking that ...
the "remains" where parts, and not an entire body, or the examiner needed the body for investigative reasons for a very long time, and the family had already a memorial service of some sorts. From a financial point, funerals are very expensive, and bring a hardship upon many military families, who are among the poorest people who struggle these days.
Also if the country to which you gave your life to, will "handle" the remains, even I would presume that some basic respect would be given. I know its only a body part, and the person has passed, but symbolically they deserve our respect, even at this point. If someone told me, if you leave it with us, we will "dump it at the landfill", "flush it down the toilet" or recycle it for the "cat litter box", you bet I would not leave it with them.
PS. My dad recently passed, and I donated his body to science/medicine for research. I dont like the idea of him being cut open and gutted, but I feel its for a better cause. The only thing I asked from them, when your done, make sure to return my dad and not someone else to me.