This is just horrible. Did anybody else hear about this?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/national-security/remains-of-war-dead-dumped-in-landfill/2011/11/09/gIQAz7dM6M_print.html (http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/national-security/remains-of-war-dead-dumped-in-landfill/2011/11/09/gIQAz7dM6M_print.html)
That doesn't surprise me in the least.
I'm glad to hear that is no longer the process. It Changed in 2008. Since I'm a Veteran, maybe if I need to have my tonsils or my Gall Bladder removed I should tell the hospital staff they should arrange a burial at sea for the parts that were removed. >:D