Caring for the Fallen. John M. Cassady and others.
by Cassady, John M; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 71Family. Publisher: Proceedings, 2004ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Iraq War (2003) | Military funerals | Occupational training -- Military | Soldiers -- Identification | U.S. Marine Corps -- Mortuary affairs | U.S. Marine Corps -- Reserves | War casualtiesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Combat produces fatalities. The recovery of remains and personal effects and the identification and evacuation of remains to a cemetery or mortuary facility are the responsibility of mortuary affairs. This is a difficult job, made even more difficult when remains are disassociated, mingled, contaminated, or otherwise rendered unidentifiable by any number of circumstances created by the violence of modern weapon systems." (PROCEEDINGS) This article examines the special challenges faced by the Marine Corps' mortuary affairs personnel during Operation Iraqi Freedom.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005.
Originally Published: Caring for the Fallen, April 2004; pp. 36-40.
"Combat produces fatalities. The recovery of remains and personal effects and the identification and evacuation of remains to a cemetery or mortuary facility are the responsibility of mortuary affairs. This is a difficult job, made even more difficult when remains are disassociated, mingled, contaminated, or otherwise rendered unidentifiable by any number of circumstances created by the violence of modern weapon systems." (PROCEEDINGS) This article examines the special challenges faced by the Marine Corps' mortuary affairs personnel during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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