CNN: Paul Rieckhoff Reacts to Mishandling of War Dead

On November 10, IAVA Founder and Executive Director Paul Rieckhoff responded to the news that the Air Force has mistreated war dead at Dover Air Force Base, dumping cremated remains into a landfill from 2003-2008. "Whatever happened here is absolutely inexcusable and we owe a full explanation, a full investigation, to the families and everyone in the military community that is impacted by this," he said.

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