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U.S. Army Trains 2,400-Casualty Mass Burials in 24 Hours

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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U.S. Army soldiers at Fort Bragg trained to bury 2,400 casualties in 24 hours using bulldozers and excavators.
A standard temporary internment plot contains five trenches and holds 100 casualties.
During the drills soldiers filled each plot in an average of one hour and 15 minutes.
The exercise was the first large-scale burial training since the Korean War.

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U.S. Army soldiers at Fort Bragg trained to bury 2,400 casualties in 24 hours using bulldozers and excavators.
A standard temporary internment plot contains five trenches and holds 100 casualties.
During the drills soldiers filled each plot in an average of one hour and 15 minutes.
The exercise was the first large-scale burial training since the Korean War.