The families specifically requested this. Not as a slam on the WOT or the POTUS but as an honor to their fallen.
They had them on the local news and they were extremely proud of their heros.
heros = heroes
God bless them, this story is very misleading as they are not defying any Pentagon orders. Once the bodies are released to the families there is little the Pentagon can do
Louisiana National Guard:
http://www.la.ngb.army.mil
Louisiana Mourns for soldiers killed in 1 day
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4730712,00.html