Army Mortuary Unit to Deploy to New York City to Help Handle Human Remains

A soldier wears a makeshift face covering at a checkpoint in this handout image from April 6, 2020. Department of Defense

Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy confirmed Wednesday that a Virginia mortuary affairs unit would be deploying to New York City to help with the handling of human remains.

McCarthy was cited by Defence Blog as telling soldiers at a base in Fort Lee, Virginia, on April 8,  “I can guarantee you’re going to go.”