article_snippet.sent: Grieving Iraqis, apparently not related to Iraqi soldiers, gathered to pray over 47 bodies.
article_snippet.sent: When 47 bodies were found, 10 Iraqi soldiers saluted the dead by firing seven shots into the air.
article_snippet.sent: The national anthem was played while soldiers wept.
article_snippet.sent: some military units families claim some military units received orders from some military units commanders to leave the base and move closer to Baghdad.
article_snippet.sent: Their families left unarmed and in civilian clothes, Their families say.
article_snippet.sent: Military commanders and the Iraqi Defense Ministry denied any such orders being issued and said some military units deserted.