The independent military newspaper has another great report, noting many deaths of servicemen and women are often wrongly classifed as being “in the line of duty.”

From the story:

Each branch of the military has its own regulations for categorizing a servicemember's death. But the parameters for a finding of personal misconduct are narrow.

"[I]t is better to err on the side of caution rather than deprive a family benefits in instances in which the facts are inconclusive and do not rise past the clear and convincing threshold," Navy spokeswoman Katie Suich said in an e-mail.

But why were two deaths found to be caused by New Year's Eve partying with drugs classified as being in the line of duty? See the report HERE.