Disposal of 9/11 remains based on ’02 DoD memo

Disposal of 9/11 remains based on ’02 DoD memo
By Jeff Schogol - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Feb 29, 2012 14:46:06 EST
The Air Force sought to explain on Wednesday how remains of victims killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the Pentagon were lost by the Port Mortuary at Dover Air Force Base, Del., and ended up in a landfill.

The revelation was part of a report from an independent panel led by retired Army Gen. John Abizaid that reviewed operations at Dover after whistle-blowers triggered investigations into mishandling of remains there.

A Defense Department memo from March 2002 said that unidentified remains from the Pentagon that was mixed with rubble should be incinerated and disposed of as medical waste, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz told reporters Wednesday.

At least some of the remains found at the Pentagon were handled by the Port Mortuary at Dover, he said.
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