"A second moment of truth:
"It's not till the first time you open up a human remains pouch and actually look" -- Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bo Causey
"Marines get a respite from grim duty; Fewer remains being sent home" by Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times | July 26, 2008
CAMP TAQADDUM, Iraq - Of all the duties a Marine can have in Iraq, the one that is undoubtedly least sought after is now also becoming one of the least needed.
Personnel Retrieval and Processing, a unit that makes its home in a large earth-sheathed hangar on this air base in the desert of western Iraq, has had only about one mission per month this year.
The PRP is the unit that prepares the remains of dead Marines for the journey home. It is one of three PRPs in al-Anbar province and part of Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Marine Logistics Group.
Remains are usually brought to the base to be prepared for the trip home. The goal is to place them on an airplane, in flag-draped coffins, as quickly as possible for return to their families, said Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bo Causey, who heads the unit.
How come we never get to see 'em, AmeriKan MSM?
For all of them, there's a second moment of truth. "It's not till the first time you open up a human remains pouch and actually look," Causey said.
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