Howard Dean's brother

[johnnywalker]

IF this is true, it pisses me off as a vet AND an American...WHAT THE HELL????????

http://www.drudgereport.com/dean9.htm

[eyesroll]

1. A. It's Drudge

B. Courtesy of a post by Rumpole (sorry if I spelled it wrong):
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Deans-Brother.html
Dean Attends Return of Brother's Remains

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Remains tentatively identified as those of Charles M. Dean and his friend, Australian Neil Sharman, civilians traveling in Southeast Asia when they were killed in 1974, were discovered this month buried in a rice field in central Laos. The other two sets of remains are believed to be airmen unearthed in separate sites in northeastern Laos.
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They <the remains> have not been positively identified, but Dean has said he is confident they include his younger brother because of personal items found at the site, including shoes and a bracelet.
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Although Charles Dean was a civilian, the government considers the possibility that any remains recovered may be of missing servicemen, so treats them as such.
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[ZenLefty]

2. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=241578&mesg_id=241578

ZenLefty
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[MrPrax]

3. Usual smear...don't worry

The irony is of cource that this is only 'flag draped' coffin of service men we'll see in along time...

I wonder if
"Active duty soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines are upset over being forced take part in a military repatriation ceremony today for remains believed to be those of the non-military" are less upset over their 'own' being censored regularly by folks like Matt, Bush, Murdoch, etc etc on a daily basis...

What's the total up to now?
still 439? and counting...

[Liberal Veteran]

4. Why the hell is everyone wanting to play politics with this?

I am a veteran and an American it doesn't bother me in the slightest that all persons returned via JPAC get military honors on arrival.

It's not a defamation, it just the procedure they go with.