Category Archives: Staged Ceremonies

And the reasoning behind this? Wow!

Why am I not surprised.

Really??? Gosh I hope that is not true ...  so much false stuff going on ... no way to know what is real and what is not anymore.  It is past time for the TRUTH ~  the whole truth and nothing but ... the TRUTH.

Awful! Why in the world would they do that?

This technique has been used for a long time for various reasons. At face value it is a macabre joke. In reality it keeps the reality of the price of the sacrifice for our freedom alive. Maybe we'll remember it when the next election day rolls around, whether for president or dog catcher.

Just more deception.  I wonder if the families of these fallen soldiers know the truth.

Sometimes it is necessary that the coffin be empty because of the state of the remains.  It has happened for many years.  A World War II veteran told me that when his older brother's remains came home to South Carolina, he thought something was strange about the way the coffin was carried, so as he…

And the lies just keep coming.

They are definitely staged but then most ceremonies are staged.  If the remains are not identified at the time of return, they do need time to "certify" the identification or they would be accused of having a ceremony for the wrong family.  It is complicated and I see that they are trying to honor the…

My first reaction is how upsetting.  My next reaction is, these ceremonies are for the living who want to honor the dead. There are still many unanswered questions.  What was the reason they started doing these pseudo ceremonies? Do the planes carrying the remains usually arrive at really early morning times like 4:00 a.m.to prohibit having a respectful ceremony? It's…