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roamer65

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31. The casket should be opened for a civilian autopsy.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 09:37 PM

Oct 2017

The hell with the military.

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This Niger mess [View all] malaise Oct 2017 OP

Hold on underpants Oct 2017 #1

I really don't know anything about it except Trump is an asshole but I don't think Jim Beard Oct 2017 #2

Not his army buddies - never malaise Oct 2017 #3

Which contractors? Baconator Oct 2017 #7

Berry Aviation bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #11

It's funny that Berry Aviation's website is no longer available. bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #12

Oops malaise Oct 2017 #13

The bigger questions for me are bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #17

Yep - the family or the other goons malaise Oct 2017 #21

Interesting Corgigal Oct 2017 #16

They said he wasn't DashOneBravo Oct 2017 #22

Then why did they tell the widow Polly Hennessey Oct 2017 #34

Found this on Wiki bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #14

Some buried info from 6 days ago canetoad Oct 2017 #25

He could have been captured live also (hurts to say this) and riversedge Oct 2017 #4

Well if he was dead and left out in that heat malaise Oct 2017 #15

Bodies in 'Nam liquefied rather quickly when not recovered for days. Kaleva Oct 2017 #30

Goddamn it... Baconator Oct 2017 #5

Why was he left when the other victims were taken. panader0 Oct 2017 #6

Probably because bodies are good to have and are retrieved whenever possible... Baconator Oct 2017 #8

I mean, why did "contractors" retrieve the bodies and not the US army? panader0 Oct 2017 #10

Contract air is most of the intra Niger air... Baconator Oct 2017 #27

My point is: The US army should not have to rely on contractors. n/t panader0 Oct 2017 #29

Why is that? Baconator Oct 2017 #35

Precisely malaise Oct 2017 #9

I just caught newblewtoo Oct 2017 #18

It will come out malaise Oct 2017 #19

We've been there for 4 years. B2G Oct 2017 #20

I want to thank you for newblewtoo Oct 2017 #23

Just because you didn't know... Baconator Oct 2017 #28

They've had Med Evac DashOneBravo Oct 2017 #24

I read an analysis. Blue_true Oct 2017 #26

The casket should be opened for a civilian autopsy. roamer65 Oct 2017 #31

Rachel Maddow peggysue2 Oct 2017 #32

We need to allow family to sue the military Not Ruth Oct 2017 #33