Documents outline debate over disposal of material that held some 9/11 remains
Source: CNN
U.S. Defense Department officials debated how to dispose of more than 1,000 fragments that included human remains from the September 11 attack on the Pentagon before they ended up in a Delaware landfill, according to newly released internal documents.
The internal discussion about what to do with the remains was released Friday as part of an investigation into the workings of the mortuary at Dover Air Force Base.
In a 2002 e-mail discussion among Defense Department officials, one official identified in the redacted documents as a colonel suggests scattering the remains at sea. "I do like the idea of spreading the ashes at sea in that it is a neutral arena; it should represent an area readily agreeable to all parties," the official wrote.
A civilian official suggests that it might be appropriate to witness the scattering at sea and to have a chaplain present.
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