Recruiting letters sent to dead, wounded

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Washington | The Army on Saturday blamed a computer mix-up for recruitment letters mistakenly sent out over the holidays to the families of 275 officers killed or wounded in action in Iraq.

"Every Army leader is just sick that this happened," said Gen. Richard Cody, the Army's vice chief of staff. "This is an inexcusable mistake. Five years into this war, the Army can do better than this - and we will."

The Army used the wrong database, he said, when it generated a mass-mailing of letters between Christmas and New Year's Day to more than 5,100 Army officers who recently had left the service.

Included were letters to 75 officers killed in action - more than one-third of all Army officers who have died in Iraq since the war began - and 200 more wounded in action. The letters encourage the officers to consider returning to active duty.

Cody said the Army immediately began contacting each family to offer a personal apology.

"I can't imagine how these soldiers and family members felt upon receiving those letters," he said. <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

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  • Sub_zer0Sub_zer0 Join Date: 2004-05-09 Member: 28569Members
    Oh dear. thats gotta hurt I feel sorry for the familys.
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  • RustySpoonRustySpoon Join Date: 2003-07-10 Member: 18069Members
    "Due to the casualties suffered in operation 'Who's Your Baggdaddy', Mr. Hloa-bbo Nal-othoith has been appointed as the Secretary of Necromancy."
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  • eedioteediot Join Date: 2003-02-24 Member: 13903Members
    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->"I can't imagine how these soldiers and family members felt upon receiving those letters," he said.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    God, I died in battle a few years ago, but after reading that letter I just feel so much worse.
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  • SLizerSLizer Join Date: 2003-11-07 Member: 22363Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1595795:date=Jan 7 2007, 04:56 PM:name=emperor_awesome)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(emperor_awesome @ Jan 7 2007, 04:56 PM) [snapback]1595795[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    God, I died in battle a few years ago, but after reading that letter I just feel so much worse.
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    nee funny. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/confused-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="???" border="0" alt="confused-fix.gif" />

    and GG computers.... <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink-fix.gif" />
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  • eedioteediot Join Date: 2003-02-24 Member: 13903Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1595803:date=Jan 8 2007, 12:17 AM:name=SLizer)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(SLizer @ Jan 8 2007, 12:17 AM) [snapback]1595803[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    nee funny. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/confused-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="???" border="0" alt="confused-fix.gif" />
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    Sometimes a cynical humour is the only humour valid in a world like this. Considering how sleazy the US military is, a "soul-felt apology for a clerical error" can only ever be received with a cynicism rivaling that of the dutch. At least, the dutch I know.
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    The line "I can't imagine how these soldiers and family members felt upon receiving those letters," is probably intended for the <i>wounded</i> soldiers that received such letters, yes?

    And eh, while it's certainly a very embarrassing error that probably caused a lot of sadness, it didn't kill anyone and it was, in the end, an accident. I don't think it compares to errors made entirely on purpose that end up killing people, such as, say, sending those people whose families received those letters off to die in a foreign land for spurious reasons. It's a mess-up in a long line of mess-ups, but compared to the others this one is pretty minor.
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    The machines are starting to fight back. It starts with harmless pranks and pretty soon we've got terminators running around <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    edited January 2007
    <!--quoteo(post=1595878:date=Jan 7 2007, 08:47 AM:name=Swiftspear)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Swiftspear @ Jan 7 2007, 08:47 AM) [snapback]1595878[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    The machines are starting to fight back. It starts with harmless pranks and pretty soon we've got terminators running around <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />
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    They're probably just working on their sense of humor. They haven't figured out that this was a little too macabre. Next time it'll probably be hilarious.
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  • Femme_FataleFemme_Fatale Join Date: 2005-06-21 Member: 54310Members, Constellation
    Datadyne - "your DNA might be used for training purposes"
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1595882:date=Jan 7 2007, 06:00 PM:name=TychoCelchuuu)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TychoCelchuuu @ Jan 7 2007, 06:00 PM) [snapback]1595882[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    They're probably just working on their sense of humor. They haven't figured out that this was a little too macabre. Next time it'll probably be hilarious.
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    Sending lube samples to preachers of abstinence?
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  • SLizerSLizer Join Date: 2003-11-07 Member: 22363Members, Constellation
    Im a big fan of cynical humour too! Somehow I didnt catch up on that. But I do agree Im not in the top of things `pecially on the tumbles of US army.
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  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1595878:date=Jan 7 2007, 04:47 PM:name=Swiftspear)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Swiftspear @ Jan 7 2007, 04:47 PM) [snapback]1595878[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    The machines are starting to fight back. It starts with harmless pranks and pretty soon we've got terminators running around <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />
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    Protect John Connor!
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  • XythXyth Avatar Join Date: 2003-11-04 Member: 22312Members
    Atleast they immediatly admitted their mistake and did the best they could to correct it.


    Who sends out recruiting letters during the holidays anyway though?
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  • BlackMageBlackMage [citation needed] Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17474Members, Constellation
    select `address` from `officers` where status = "dead"

    oops.
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