[PeterPrinciple]

".....American soldier found dead Saturday in a shallow grave......"


I know this is a dumb questions, but why would a retreating army take the time to bury an enemy. Or would this have been done by one of the local people to show respect?

[rabidralph]

I know this is a dumb questions, but why would a retreating army take the time to bury an enemy.

I read some news earlier in the war where the Iraqi soldiers were told to bury any coalition members that they killed. No explanation was given for this order. Maybe it was to make it harder for us to find our own. But the day after I heard this news, the Marines found their four buddies who had been missing during one particulary lengthy fight near Najaf or Basrah. These four were missing for several hours after the battle.