From mystery-ak: Complete BS!...it was done to shield and protect the families of the fallen who didn't want cameras there!
It was actually more than that, mystery-ak. It was done to protect the families from the rudeness and crudeness of the media.
I know I come across as a broken record over this subject, but I can't help it. I witnessed, as a member of the media, the utter disrespect shown by the media to not only the military, but the families of the fallen. That witnessing did not occur during "Bush's war" but when the Marines were brought home following the Beirut bombing. I was never so embarrassed to be a member of the media and I also lived in Dover at the time.
With family in the military, that could be me at Dover and I have no words to describe my contempt for this man!