The family of a deceased U.S. Army veteran said the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) lost its remains in transit, causing a delay in their delivery.
The Army veteran in question, Scot Egan, died in July, and his remains were to be posted to his sister, although his family claims the USPS lost the remains for 12 days, ABC reported.
Egan’s sister, Dr. Jean Egan, blamed recent cuts to the USPS made by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy
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“If Postmaster General DeJoy is unable to do his duty to the American public, and military families like mine, he should be removed from his post,” Egan told a news conference Friday alongside U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) .
Jean Egan said the remains took weeks for delivery, and the USPS apologized in a statement.
“The postal service is blaming the family for the delay,” according to the statement. “There was misrepresentation at the point of dispatch and we are working with our staff around the state to raise awareness again in proper procedures for treating cremated remains.”
Blumenthal praised the postal worker who made the delivery, after she allegedly rode “without overtime” two hours each way to deliver the remains of the veteran to Egan.
The news comes as the USPS is ranked by the coronavirus pandemic causing delays in service. The news also comes as lawmakers in Washington, DC, are debating next steps to address operational changes announced by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy earlier this summer.
On Saturday, the House of Representatives passed legislation that would give the Postal Service $ 25 billion to boost the agency’s operations in the midst of the pandemic and ahead of the November elections. The bill also prevents the Post Office from making any changes to its operations that could delay the delivery of sent ballots for this fall’s elections.
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