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Gates Considers Lifting Ban on Coffin Photos

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wrenchwench2/11/2009 8:56:08 am PST

From the article:

Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., has taken the opposite view — that photos of returning caskets both honor the returning service member and remind the public that the nation is at war.

In January, Jones introduced the “Fallen Hero Commemoration Act,” legislation that would force the Pentagon to grant the media access when military remains arrive at U.S. military installations.

Of course, when Obama was asked about this at his press conference, the question ended, “…so Americans can see the true toll of war?” …or something like that.