Originally Posted by
maxter
Why do we need to know their name. It surely is the families choice unless you are into conspiracy stuff and then I do not see those people have any right to this info. If it was your family member I bet you would want to have some say in the matter
yeah, just as a PSA to nix the conspiracy nutjobs in the bud with actual facts that there's no grand deep state acting to quash this info
DoD Instruction 1300.18 - Jan. 8, 2008
4.4.3. In cases where Service members or DoD civilian employees have been reported
DUSTWUN, EAWUN, or missing under potentially hostile situations, casualty information will
not be released to the media or the general public until 72 hours after the NOK has been notified
or the combatant commander clears the information for release.
[note, according to the news page on army.mil, the soldiers' status is
DUSTWUN ]
https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/D...di/130018p.pdf