[kcvl]

I have one stupid question...

Why weren't they wearing flak jackets and helmets? Most of them had on NOTHING but regular clothing(filthy lookiing regular clothing).

[cajungirl]

Just a stupid question,,do these soldiers take showers while fighting this war,,I mean have our marines not changed clothes for the past two weeks, do they bring fresh unders with them? Never thought of this before.

[Catspaw]

Just a guess--so they can easily blend back into the population. Or are you asking about the media?

[Cboldt]

Why weren't they wearing flak jackets and helmets?

Those are stage props. Literally. The reporters practice their lines in regular clothes, and put on the stage props for the mass audience, to give a certain appearance.