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body bag
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body bag
n.
A zippered bag, usually of rubber, for transporting a human corpse.
body bag
n
(Military) Military a large heavy-duty plastic bag used to contain and transport human remains, esp those of battle casualties
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Noun1.body bag - a bag in which the body of a dead soldier is placed
human remains pouch, personnel pouch
bag - a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag"


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As I walked through the site smelling the smells, hearing the sounds, seeing these overwhelming sights--twisted, gnarly steel and debris and the agonizing faces of the men and women doing the digging in the site--and as I said last rites and prayers and blessings over body bags and remains, the question kept coming to me, day after day: "How in God's name--literally--how in God's name do we end this cycle of violence, revenge, and retribution?
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And if America can go to war without worrying about voters complaining when GIs come home in body bags, will we go to war less often, or more?
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But Bush is a true believer, Hersh says, and as a result, the body bags will keep coming.
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