I am so sorry to report that the forensic search to identify the remaining 42% of the 9/11 victims has come to an end.
New York's Medical Examiner's office has so far identified the remains of 1,585 of the 2,749 victims who died, using DNA, dental records, or bits of jewelry. Only eight remains have been identified since September, and at most only two or three more bodies are likely to be identified.
The remaining families will soon receive letters explaining that the limits of forensic science been reached for now. Nearly ten thousand unidentified bone and tissue fragments have been sealed and stored in case developments in technology allow for identification in the future.
Of those killed, 42 percent remain unidentified due to difficulties in getting DNA samples from the remains.
I cannot even begin to imagine the pain and sorrow the families of the unidentified victims have endured lo these three years. The waiting has come to an end but not a conclusion for them. Maybe some day in the future, the deterioration of DNA can be rectified and their loved ones finally identified.
The Islamo-facists who perpetrated this act of horror on all the families of every American are paying for their murders every day in Afghanistan and Iraq. I just pray that one day we'll apprehend Usama Bin Laden and he can answer for these crimes with his own life (slowly and painfully).
God bless the families of the victims -- may God hold you close and comfort you all.
New York's Medical Examiner's office has so far identified the remains of 1,585 of the 2,749 victims who died, using DNA, dental records, or bits of jewelry. Only eight remains have been identified since September, and at most only two or three more bodies are likely to be identified.
The remaining families will soon receive letters explaining that the limits of forensic science been reached for now. Nearly ten thousand unidentified bone and tissue fragments have been sealed and stored in case developments in technology allow for identification in the future.
Of those killed, 42 percent remain unidentified due to difficulties in getting DNA samples from the remains.
I cannot even begin to imagine the pain and sorrow the families of the unidentified victims have endured lo these three years. The waiting has come to an end but not a conclusion for them. Maybe some day in the future, the deterioration of DNA can be rectified and their loved ones finally identified.
The Islamo-facists who perpetrated this act of horror on all the families of every American are paying for their murders every day in Afghanistan and Iraq. I just pray that one day we'll apprehend Usama Bin Laden and he can answer for these crimes with his own life (slowly and painfully).
God bless the families of the victims -- may God hold you close and comfort you all.
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