Thinkprogress:
Defense and congressional officials said that “[n]ews organizations will be allowed to photograph the homecomings of America’s war dead under a new Pentagon policy” but “only if the families of the fallen agree.” President George H.W. Bush instituted the ban on photographing flag-draped caskets at Dover Air Force Base and the Republican-led Senate backed the policy in 2004. Last year however, Defense Secretary Robert Gates ordered a review of the ban with Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) and Frank Lautenburg (D-NJ) urging the White House to reverse it shortly after President Obama took office.
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I say a prayer to each soldier to show my respect and how grateful I am for their service. I do understand and respect some families who don't want their child to be shown by the Media. But I learned from the soldiers I met that their all family and love each other. Even when they come home they keep in touch. I have seen the faces of those I talk to on the phone and it's good to know they are ok.
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