Dover Embalmer Objected To Cutting Marine’s Arm -- Washington Post
James G. Parsons Sr. was a military autopsy embalming technician working at the Air Force’s Dover mortuary when, on Feb. 2, 2010, he was assigned to prepare the body of a Marine who had been killed by a buried bomb in Afghanistan a few days before.
He had “extensive trauma” to his lower legs, Parsons later recalled. “Some of his lower legs were missing. He had extensive trauma to his left arm.”
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More News On The Scandal Over The Handling Of America's War Dead
Pentagon panel to take closer look at the Dover morgue where body parts were lost in 2009 -- Washington Post/AP
Air Force admits incidents of 'gross mismanagement' at Dover mortuary -- CNN
Air Force Officials Disciplined Over Handling of Human Remains -- New York Times
Dover Air Force Base is nation’s latest military site to be accused in scandal -- Washington Post
Military Lost Troops' Remains -- Wall Street Journal
Air Force morgue lost body parts from war dead -- AP
Air force morgue lost 'portions' of US war dead -- AFP
Air Force Punishes Officials For Mishandling Soldiers' Remains -- Atlantic Wire
Staff at US air force base 'lost body parts of dead servicemen' -- The Telegraph
Dover Air Force Base 'lost US troop remains' -- BBC
Air Force Leaders Take Responsibility for Dover Errors -- US Department of Defense
Air Force Admits Losing Remains At Dover Mortuary -- NPR (Audio)
Mishandling of remains sparks anger -- Washington Post
Dover mismanagement requires congressional action, some lawmakers say -- Washington Post
In Dover scandal, questions of accountability -- Washington Post