That policy was not consistently followed, however, and President Bill Clinton took part in numerous ceremonies honoring dead servicemen.

The first four dead servicemen were Navy commandos, known as Seals.

None of the dead servicemen's families attended the half-hour ceremony Thursday.

The Foundation's activists set up dead servicemen's accounts to present their profiles in the first person - as if written by the victims.

They also displayed the dead servicemen's pictures with mourning ribbons.

But the policy has not been consistently followed; President Bill Clinton took part in numerous ceremonies honoring dead servicemen.

The Lib Dem leader also pays tribute to the dead servicemen.

Detectives are contacting the families of dead servicemen over the scandal.

Cameron also pays tribute to Foot and to the dead servicemen.

He threw rocks and yelled at the remains of the dead serviceman until his arms and lungs ached.