Posted on 02/18/2009 5:59:09 AM PST by JoeProBono
Every week, Air Force cargo jets land and taxi down the runway at Dover Air Force Base, Del., carrying the remains of fallen U.S. troops. After a chaplain says a simple prayer, an eight-man military honor guard removes the metal "transfer cases" from the planes and carries them to a mortuary van.The flag-draped coffins are a testament to the toll of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as to the sacrifice borne by those who serve in the military and their families. But this ceremony, known as the "dignified transfer of remains" and performed nearly 5,000 times since the start of the wars, is hidden from the American public view by the Pentagon. President Obama said last week that he is considering lifting the ban on photographs and videos at Dover...
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The coffins arriving from Afghanistan over the next few months will have OBAMA’S FAULT all over them. Let’s see how he likes what the antiwar press does with that imagery.
BUMP and a ping
Democrats always prefer coffins over soapboxes for delivery of their oratories
Ahhhh but will 0 even care what the anti-war press does with that imagery? Freedom of the Press and all that...
Photos have been banned for a reason. Let our Fallen come home with honor and respect and let their families have their privacy.
The only reason the media wants the photos is for personal gain at the expense of someone else’s sadness. If they would take a moment and put themselves in the shoes of our Gold Star Families... oh wait... the mainstream media think about others’ feelings? I haven’t seen it happen in the past so I’m extremely doubtful they are capable of that.
The Washington Post must have a recyle machine that recalls old stories about every eighteen months. This one is so overused it only displays the newspaper’s knee-jerk anti-war policy that has evolved into a secular theology.
God bless their souls.
“Ahhhh but will 0 even care what the anti-war press does with that imagery?”
Yes he will. As an Alinskyite, he will be very sensitive to ridicule and criticism.
Thanks, ticked. I think if this goes forward, there should be a camera in Michelle’s bedroom.
Could be interesting watching her lay alone while Zero is outside smoking up a storm in the middle of the night, crashing out packs worth of butts on the sidewalks then banging into the windows trying to find the door that opens.
Could be interesting watching her lay alone while Zero is outside smoking up a storm in the middle of the night, crashing out packs worth of butts on the sidewalks then banging into the windows trying to find the door that opens.
At Obama’s first press conference, CNN asked him to revisit this so people could “see the real cost of the war” or something to that effect.
Make no mistake, the press will misuse these photos.
I agree.
Of course the media will misuse these photos. No question there.
But, I’m torn. I think that the public should have an understanding of what these heroes and their equally heroic families are really sacrificing.
Where I do draw the line is taking photos of the grieving family. That is obscene voyeurism, and just should not happen.
For me, it’s pretty simple. I wouldn’t want the whole world seeing my husband before I do if he had to come home like that. I don’t understand why the media thinks it is so necessary that they get to photograph this. I just don’t like the idea.
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