FORT MCCOY, Wis. — The sacred duties of mortuary affairs in the U.S. Army dates back to the Civil War. Since then, much has evolved, but the mission has remained the same; ensuring Soldiers receive a ...
The Army has spent more than two decades acknowledging a difficult but necessary truth: it does not possess a fully mature, end-to-end capability to recover, process, transport, and repatriate ...
Their first responsibility is the care of those who give the last full measure of devotion. About 60 soldiers -- members of an Army unit that recovers and prepares the bodies of fighting men and women ...