Catchword: angel

Filed under: English, Iraq, United States, Military

Part of speech: n.

Quotation: Nomenclature has changed. In the beginning of the current Marine deployment that began in late March, members of the unit referred to HR (human remains) and KIAs (Killed in Action) as they examined bodies in five work areas and made detailed drawings of the wounds. “Somebody, I don’t know who, said let’s call them “angels,” and it just fit,” Patterson said. “That’s what we’re comfortable with: They’re our angels, going home.”

Article or Document Title:
“Unit Prepares Fallen Troops for the Journey Home; Marine mortuary unit performs the difficult duty of returning comrades’ remains”

Author:
Tony Perry

Article, document, publication, web site:
Los Angeles Times

Dateline:
Taqaddum, Iraq

Date of publication:
May 23, 2004

Page number:
A12

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