"Bachelor" On Hunt For Human Remains

Former "Bachelor" bachelor Andy Baldwin just got back from the island of Palau in the South Pacific -- not on vacation, on a mission with the Navy. Now let's talk about why we the taxpayers are footing the bill on such BS.

Baldwin was among 20 military types who were on a search mission in the middle of the ocean. What, you ask, were they looking for? A B-24J bomber that went down during the war. Not Iraq. Not Vietnam. No, not Korea. We're talking WWII, as in more than 60 years ago.

Turns out, the military spends $52 million each year to find the remains of missing soldiers -- it's part of the POW/MIA program. That's all well and good depending on the circumstances. But a crash that is ancient history, at a time when the economy sucks and the Federal government is sucking the life out of everyone with taxes??

Baldwin, a Navy medic and diver, and crew found what could be human remains. We're told it's all being tested in the lab and it could take months, even years, to determine identities. At least he got a really good tan.

Andy Baldwin -- click to launch

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946. -Sighs- you want to see a poor use to tax funds...look elsewhere, really. This is the same dribble we hear from the media on and on. Always searching for someone to blame about high prices of items etc etc. Bringing a soldier home despite any cost is military tradition and one of the greatest traditions the military has. No man left behind. This is something a lot of people never fully understand.
There is a scene in BlackHawk Down that, unless you were military or know well of the military most did not understand. The scene where one soldier picks up a hand and puts it in his pocket. That...is part of the tradition...even if it is just a portion of the other soldier, they will not be left behind.
52 mil spent to try and recover those whom willingly died to protect our freedom. In the meantime, perhaps this reporter should post a report on how much gas they wasted this week. Perhaps they should post reports on how much Congressional members waste per week How many millions of taxpayer dollars are going to be used to build new stadiums for the NY Giants and NY Jets? How many millions did a senator waste to build a bridge to an island of less than 50 people who didn't even want the bridge? These are the stories to follow...for they are truly wastes of money. Bringing home a sense of peace for all those family members, and to the members in the military whom remember their friends that died, is well worth the money spent.

Posted at 2:59PM on Mar 28th 2008 by JagFarlane

947. I think that you guys should stick to running down stars crashing and burning.
These people that are part of our “ancient history” have paid the ultimate sacrifice for you and all of the rest of us. From the first drops of blood at Concord, to Iraq, they have worked and sacrificed to keep us free. If you don’t think so, try to run TMZ in China, make some snotty little remark about the Chinese government, and see what happens.

Posted at 9:48AM on Apr 5th 2008 by usa4freedom

948. glad they are still looking for fallen military people

Posted at 4:22PM on Apr 5th 2008 by fox

949. Like, OMG LOL!! WW2 was like, so long ago, like, who cares? LMAO we run around with our heads up our butts saying "Bush is worse than Hitler" and then make fun of the US government's attempts to collect the remains of our war dead. Like, gag me with a spoon! or whatever fashionable hip trendy TMZ idiots would say. I can't begin to relate how utterly pathetic making fun of what these people are doing in their deeds to recover the remains of people who paid for your freedom with their lives makes me feel.

Sick to my stomach? Nahh, not strong enough. Offended enough to never visit this website or purchase any goods/services from those companies who advertise here? A drop in a bucket but it's a start. I know your pathetic rag has gone into decline now that Paris, Lindsay and even Brittney seem to be cleaning up their acts. But what ax could you possibly have to grind against WW2 combatants who died in the line of service? Or are you really as stupid, vapid, and uncaring as to regard history as some kind of a joke? I hope TMZ savors their freedom to post stories on any damn thing they find relevant, and that Verizon, Equifax, Chevrolet, AT&T, and Classmates.com can find other ventures to spend their advertising budgets with. You people are retards.

Posted at 3:01PM on Apr 8th 2008 by Squonkamatic

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