![]() ![]() The atmosphere makes Skull and Bones favorite fodder for conspiracy theorists. Members swear an oath of secrecy about the group and its strange rituals, which include devotion to the number "322" and initiation rites such as confessing sexual secrets and kissing a skull. Only 15 Yale seniors are asked to join each year. Membership into Skull and Bones marks the elite of the elite at the Ivy League school. ![]() Spokesman Tom Conroy noted the Skull and Bones crypt is not on Yale property. Yale officials declined to comment Wednesday, saying they had not yet seen the lawsuit. Neither members of Skull and Bones, who closely guard their secrecy, nor the Russell Trust Association, the organization's business arm for tax purposes, could not be reached for comment. Justice Department spokesman Andrew Ames said the government will "review the complaint and respond in court at the appropriate time."įort Sill spokeswoman Nancy Elliot declined to discuss the lawsuit, but said officials have always maintained there is no evidence supporting the descendants' claims. We're tired of waiting and we're coming after them." "I want them to understand we mean business," said Harlyn Geronimo, who lives in New Mexico. Their lawsuit also names President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Army Secretary Pete Geren as defendants. Harlyn Geronimo, 61, wants those remains and any held by the federal government turned over to the family so they can be reburied near the Indian leader's birthplace in southern New Mexico's Gila Wilderness. Bush's grandfather, Prescott Bush - dug up his grave when a group of Army volunteers from Yale were stationed at the fort during World War I, taking his skull and some of his bones. Geronimo was eventually sent to Fort Sill and died at the Army outpost of pneumonia in 1909.Īccording to lore, members of Skull and Bones - including former President George W. Miles near the Arizona-New Mexico border in 1886. and Mexican armies, Geronimo and 35 warriors surrendered to Gen. After years of famously fighting the U.S.
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