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leftchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-20-07 06:38 PM
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Remains of Army Capt. Christopher James Sullivan Buried in a ShoeBox Size Container
how fucking sad is that....

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Members of the Army Honor Guard carry in the remains of Army Capt. Christopher James Sullivan during military burial services at Arlington National Cemetery, Friday, April 20, 2007 in Arlington, Va. Sullivan, a native of Princeton, Mass., who was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, was killed in action is Iraq, Jan. 18, 2005. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)



Dorothy Sullivan and James Sullivan, both far right, stand up during military burial services for their son Army Capt. Christopher James Sullivan, at Arlington National Cemetery, Friday, April 20, 2007 in Arlington, Va. Capt. Sullivan, a native of Princeton, Mass., was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, was killed in action is Iraq, Jan. 18, 2005. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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MissB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-20-07 06:39 PM
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1. Maybe he wanted to be cremated?
/pollyanna hat firmly attached
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leftchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-20-07 06:41 PM
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3. He was killed in January
Edited on Fri Apr-20-07 06:42 PM by leftchick
I hope you are right though it has been a long time since he was killed. Perhaps it took that long to scrape some bits of him together? Anyway it is sad.
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Suich Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-20-07 06:41 PM
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2. Sorry, dupe
Edited on Fri Apr-20-07 06:42 PM by Suich
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patrice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-20-07 06:43 PM
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4. That's a "cremains" container, similar to the one sitting
on my hearth mantel.
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tblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-20-07 06:44 PM
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5. Wow. That does look weird. Probably a cremation. I hope, anyway.
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Monkeyman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-20-07 06:57 PM
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6. Looks that way sometimes all they have is a body part
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