"Official Challenges the Way Airport Handles Soldiers Remains"

Thursday, November 30, 2006

Brooks Challenges the Way Airport Handles Remains
WHAM-TV Ch 13 (ABC), Rochester (NY)


Rochester, N.Y.  -- A woman's account of a scene at the Greater Rochester
International Airport has touched off a call for the Pentagon to change some
policies. 

The woman, from Dansville, said she saw a soldier's casket come down a
luggage belt, where it was loaded into a cart with other baggage.  

Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks has asked the federal Department of
Defense to change the way the caskets of fallen soldiers are handled.

"It was treated like a suitcase and we think that's unacceptable. We don't
think any member of the military should be treated in that fashion,
especially not in our community where we value the service of our veterans,"
she said.

Brooks said the casket, attended by another soldier was headed to
Pennsylvania.  She said policy was followed for the transfer, but she'd like
to see that policy changed.

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