My daughter, Josie, just got her "dream job" that she has been working so very hard towards. She is a forensic anthropologist and will be stationed at Hickam Air Force Base on the main land in Hawaii. Her first assignment -recovering the remains of any service person in Laos where she will be in charge of the team in all aspects of the job. But, I thought you might be interested in finding out the procedures before receiving this job. She did her masters at Mercyhurst College, Anthropology Department, Erie, PA. And you thought the Dairy Farm there was smelly! They will send you down roads you have never traveled before. How does boiling human bones sound to you? Or recovering body parts in ponds, rivers, etc. Or, taking a look at their short course held every year where they get an old car, dress up animal cadavers (all animals died humanly and are stored on campus in a freezer) put a bomb in the vehicle, then blow it up. The site then has to be mapped out and the remains examined and "flagged".

Mercyhurst Anthro Dept is reknown for it's forensic department and has worked on 9/11 as well as many other well known cases. There is no "body farm" at this college, but they can direct you to one.

This is the beginnings of a true CSI person. And it's path can go in a multitude of directions.

My daughter will be working with JPAC, the Joint POW and MIA Accounting Command. Their mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting of all Americans missing as a result of the nation's past conflicts. The highest priority of the organization is the return of any living Americans that remain prisoners of war.


Thank you for taking time to read this. My husband, family and I are very proud of our daughter and the career she has chosen as well as extremely pleased with the forensic program at Mercyhurst College.

Best regards,
Loretta

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