Do the bodies of our fallen soldiers always make it back home?

Orion

If it is at ALL possible, they do. Even if they only recover SOME remains, they do.

Part of the Soldiers' Creed is this:

"I will NEVER leave a fallen comrade."

And we mean it.

Our people will go to GREAT lengths to recover a comrade - the scenes in Blackhawk Down where they spent a ton of time under fire to make sure they recovered the bodies of the two chopper pilots was spot on.

Please note - There are a number of military cemeteries overseas. Thes e are now US Soil. Those Soldiers' families could have them re-interred here in the US if they so chose, but instead have them rest in the land their blood liberated.

Orion

elizabeth e

Not necessarily. Look at the Viet Nam war. some never got the bodies back and are just considered missing in action.

Unknown

Some do, but some of them do not. I have a friend overseas and he has sent me some pictures of his friends, and family that have either been shot, or people that have walked over a road side bomb, and in the case of a road side bomb, they will probably not make it back.

metallic_evil79

Without being disrespectful.... As much as they can gather up. Sometimes with explosions there isn't much left. so, not always.

hammer

If they are physically able to bring them back, yes.

Answer Man

yes they do unless they are a POW that isnt handed over...their bodies are never found but in most cases they are sent back home within a week to a few days

Wayne C

There is a group within the DOD that continues in follow up and active search.

When potential MIA remains are identified those remains "now" are returned. There are still many men and women buried in several locations in areas close to where they fell. Europe has many. I am not sure about the Korean war but since Viet Nam all recovered remains have been sent home under Guard.

I think those that fell in the south pacific during WWII were taken out to sea.

They still find remains in Viet Nam and Europe. It may happen elswhere too without press coverage.

The remains of the Veit Nam unkown were removed once DNA was able to ID the man. Not sure where his family had him placed.

the 2nd link has a list of the 24 oversea's locations.

matty boy

most of them do unless they get beryed/ destroyed/burnt ect........

They will try their hardest and do everything within their power to never leave a fallen soldier behind. Unfortunately, sometimes this cannot happen.

ET1 (SS) USN retired

We have dozens of cemeteries overseas.

I have visited a few of them.

We may currently make some effort to bring our bead home, but we have not always done so.

Luke

Yup! or whats left of them do. Unless they go MIA.

[Deus Ex Machina]

Not all the time. Some might stay in the hostile zone and not return home due to being in the hostile zone (dur). But a casket will still go home, even if there isn't a body in it.

Tsunami

yes they are also treated with respect. one of my uncles came back 1o years after he died in WWII. he was buried in Germany for long time. They have an escort with them and they dont' leave their sides till they are back home save and sound with being buried again.

ARMY*WIFE[brodys mama 4/7/09]

no. not always. sometimes the body cannot be found. if the body is found, it will be returned to america

vledoc

If they can recover the body then yes.

Tiffany L

here in canada they do

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