May 16, 2003

The Rights of the Dead, the Needs of the Living

By DREW GILPIN FAUST and JENNIFER LEANING

With the identification of the remains of Specialist Edward J. Anguiano last week, the United States military has accounted for all of the American soldiers lost in the war in Iraq. We take it for granted that our government will do everything possible to gather information about war casualties, to notify families promptly and respectfully, and to provide them the opportunity to reclaim and bury their dead. Trained "casualty call" officers deliver news of a soldier's death, then assist the

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