At Dover, New Facility To Receive The Dead

At Dover, New Facility To Receive The Dead

(EXCERPT) By Christian Davenport Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday,
October 28, 2003; Page A17

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del., Oct. 27 -- When construction began last
year on a new $30 million mortuary, Pentagon planners had little idea
that its doors would open to a steady stream of casualties from a
distant and enduring conflict.

"This resonates loudly and sadly," Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.)
said at Monday's ribbon-cutting for the Charles C. Carson Center for
Mortuary Affairs.

"The idea...

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