I think it's a good thing. I bet it'll fill that truck up. It's a pretty giving community and I'm glad to be a part of it. |
On Sept. 10 there was pain and suffering of a world manifested by power. There is nothing special about Sept. 11; there is nothing special about our pain in this country. It mattered no more or no less than the pain and suffering of the rest of the world that day. We cannot contribute to the lives lost by innocent civilians because of a corruption of power. |
The Heart of Whiteness |
The tsunami was the first time that countries wanted a say in how their dead were returned home. Now there is movement between countries, and at Interpol, to ask what agreements can be reached to avoid confusion the next time. |
The world has to address how mass fatality incidents are dealt with. Because ultimately it is the families who suffer. |
This is not going to be quick or easy. It is not something that will be handled in a couple of weeks. |
We have consistently been asked to fulfill more responsibilities without being given the concomitant authority, ... we now find ourselves being called upon to perform coordination for multiple agencies and are increasingly required to conduct time-consuming search procedures. |
We still have 1,500 or 1,400 people unidentified from the tsunami. I don't think this one will take that long, but I don't know. There is still a lot of water, |
Without identification and a death certificate, there is no life insurance payout or probate. |