Air Freight

News is out that the bodies of our dead soldiers are being shipped home from Iraq as air freight. A number of bloggers have noted it, but it's so disgusting that I thought it worth repeating here.

SAN DIEGO -- There's controversy over how the military is transporting the bodies of service members killed overseas, 10News reported.A local family said fallen soldiers and Marines deserve better and that one would think our war heroes are being transported with dignity, care and respect. It said one would think upon arrival in their hometowns they are greeted with honor. But unfortunately, the family said that is just not the case.Dead heroes are supposed to come home with their coffins draped with the American flag -- greeted by a color guard.But in reality, many are arriving as freight on commercial airliners -- stuffed in the belly of a plane with suitcases and other cargo.