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Two officials face discipline in war dead controversy
Source: Reuters
Two officials face discipline in war dead controversy
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON | Fri Mar 16, 2012 6:38pm EDT
(Reuters) - Two supervisors at the Delaware mortuary for U.S. war dead are facing disciplinary action for engaging in a "campaign of retaliation" against whistle-blowers whose revelations of wrongdoing caused a major scandal at the Air Force facility, officials said on Friday.
A third supervisor involved in the case - former mortuary director Quinton Randall Keel - resigned from the Air Force this month in the wake of a scandal over the mishandling of some war dead remains, including some that were disposed of in a landfill.
"Disciplinary proceedings have been initiated and we expect to have all decisions complete by mid- to late-April," Air Force Secretary Michael Donley said in a statement. "The Air Force will not tolerate wrongdoing, especially prohibited personnel practices, by employees."
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Earlier this year, a separate investigation by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel concluded that three supervisors at the Dover Port Mortuary had wrongfully punished four suspected whistle-blowers who helped bring to light mishandling of remains.
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By David Alexander
WASHINGTON | Fri Mar 16, 2012 6:38pm EDT
(Reuters) - Two supervisors at the Delaware mortuary for U.S. war dead are facing disciplinary action for engaging in a "campaign of retaliation" against whistle-blowers whose revelations of wrongdoing caused a major scandal at the Air Force facility, officials said on Friday.
A third supervisor involved in the case - former mortuary director Quinton Randall Keel - resigned from the Air Force this month in the wake of a scandal over the mishandling of some war dead remains, including some that were disposed of in a landfill.
"Disciplinary proceedings have been initiated and we expect to have all decisions complete by mid- to late-April," Air Force Secretary Michael Donley said in a statement. "The Air Force will not tolerate wrongdoing, especially prohibited personnel practices, by employees."
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Earlier this year, a separate investigation by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel concluded that three supervisors at the Dover Port Mortuary had wrongfully punished four suspected whistle-blowers who helped bring to light mishandling of remains.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/16/us-usa-defense-mortuary-idUSBRE82F1CI20120316
