Army sorry for 'John Doe' letters to relatives of war dead.

[Pikarya]

- Letters sent to notify families of services they can receive from nonprofits
- Printing error means 7,000 letters begin "Dear John Doe"
- Letters also have improper address information at the top
- Army apologizes, but says original intent of letters shouldn't be overlooked

Source: Army sorry for 'John Doe' letters to relatives of war dead - CNN.com

I accidentally a John Doe x7000.

[Obev]

- Army apologizes, but says original intent of letters shouldn't be overlooked

Sorry, we fucked up on the letter. By the way, your son's still dead.

[Mizango]

Sorry, we fucked up on the letter. By the way, your son's still dead.

Pretty much. That's still a pretty shitty way to have a scar reopened.

[Tyche]

Why is this a story? Did the letters go to the wrong addresses? They make a big deal over saying "Dear John Doe"?

[Senoska]

7000 people? How many people die in the military, holy fuck.

[guartz]

Why is this a story? Did the letters go to the wrong addresses? They make a big deal over saying "Dear John Doe"?

You gotta understand, people receiving this were under the impression the government gives a fuck enough to type out the letter by hand.

[Tyche]

People are also stupid and naive.

[Suited Aces]

7000 people? How many people die in the military, holy fuck.

They weren't letters notifying the families of a death.


Some 7,000 letters were sent in late December to notify families of services or gifts surviving family members can receive from nonprofit organizations that help families of fallen soldiers, according to an Army statement Wednesday.

[Jer]

7000 people? How many people die in the military, holy fuck.

That's what I was wondering. iCasualties: Iraq Coalition Casualty Count says that 4223 Americans have died in Iraq since 2003, so I'm guessing the letters addressed deaths that may have occurred a while ago. Unless we're losing a ton more troops somewhere besides Iraq.

[Pikarya]

Unless we're losing a ton more troops somewhere besides Iraq.

Operation Black Shield.

[ZarakiKujata]

Has the army been reading Catch22?

[SwampdonkeyPLD]

You gotta understand, people receiving this were under the impression the government gives a fuck enough to type out the letter by hand.

If by government you mean Bush, then the government does "give a fuck enough".

[Howard Roark]

And kind old King George
Sent Mother a note
When he heard that father was gone.
It was, I recall,
In the form of a scroll,
With gold leaf and all.
And I found it one day
In a drawer of old photographs, hidden away.
And my eyes still grow damp to remember
His Majesty signed
With his own rubber stamp.

­

[HAcoreRD]

You gotta understand, people receiving this were under the impression the government gives a fuck enough to type out the letter by hand.

back in WW2, maybe. Nowadays, it's copy/paste.

costs money, recession, blah blah.