“Who in their right mind thought dumping the ashes of service men into a landfill was in any way appropriate?”
Some Officer who was not in danger, and would look decidely awkward if he/she was handed an M-16.
By the way, my wife, who is an 0-4 in the AF, just finished M-16 training in preparation of her deployment to Afghan. Being a liaison for several commanders between different FOB in Afghanistan 'aint all peaches and cream despite being a “high and mighty” Officer.