Body Parts of Dead Soldiers, and 9/11 Victims, Thrown in Trash

From 2003 - 2008 body parts of some of the nation's war dead and some victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks were cremated, then incinerated, and then thrown into a landfill in Virginia, just like common trash.  Apparently most, perhaps all, of the body parts were not identifiable.  But rather than honor those body parts in some respectable way, they were coldly tossed away.  Why?  Did those in charge at Dover Air Force base lose their ability to use commonsense?  And why didn't higher ups know about this or ask what happened to body parts?  How many body parts were dumped?  100s, 1000s, more?  Now body parts are cremated and buried at sea.