Thread: Army asks dead to sign up for another hitch

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Army said Friday it would apologize to the families of
about 275 officers killed or wounded in action who were mistakenly sent letters
urging them to return to active duty.

The letters were sent a few days after Christmas to more than 5,100 Army officers
who had recently left the service. Included were letters to about 75 officers
killed in action and about 200 wounded in action.

"Army personnel officials are contacting those officers' families now to
personally apologize for erroneously sending the letters," the Army said in
a brief news release issued Friday night.

The Army did not say how or when the mistake was discovered. It said the
database normally used for such correspondence with former officers had been
"thoroughly reviewed" to remove the names of wounded or dead soldiers.

"But an earlier list was used inadvertently for the December mailings," the
Army statement said, adding that the Army is apologizing to those officers
and families affected and "regrets any confusion."

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/05/dead.l ... index.html

Ouch. Sorry to hear that the families have to endure that. At least they are taking responsibility for the error, which is more than most people do nowadays.