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Post by SimSim on Apr 6, 2009 17:26:36 GMT -5
Last night for the first time in 18 years the press was able to cover the arrival of dead soldiers. I think that it is a good that caskets are allowed to be photographed again. The news might mention that some soldier of ours died somewhere, but it's just a nameless faceless person most of the time. Showing the coffins I hope will help to show that the dead soldiers aren't just a nameless faceless person. Hoping that this will help add a human factor. Bleh, I suck at explaining things tonight. Most of the bodies come in to Dover Air Force Base. The base is right next to Rt.1, a fairly busy highway and the planes come in really low over the highway. Any time since the start of the war that I've driven down Rt1 through Dover and seen planes landing I always wondered if they contained dead. The New York Times has a short article and some pictures. thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/a-coffin-a-flag-a-photograph/?hp |
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Post by perv on Apr 6, 2009 20:08:04 GMT -5
It's worth pointing out that the new policy allows the deceased soldier's family to decide whether or not to allow a media presence. This is the first time since that policy have been in place that the family opted to permit it.
It's hard to see how anybody could find this unreasonable.
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Post by Paradox on Apr 6, 2009 23:08:31 GMT -5
As I recall, some of the people petitioning for this to happen were families of dead soldiers who wanted American to see the price their loved ones paid for war.
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Post by stormwarden on Apr 6, 2009 23:10:10 GMT -5
I am glad to see something so reasonable make it. It is good for families to get to decide whether or not they want the press to cover it.
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Post by m52nickerson on Apr 7, 2009 6:50:17 GMT -5
I saw video last night, I was ok until they showed one of the other soldiers with tears streaming down her face.
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Post by peanutfan on Apr 7, 2009 14:11:07 GMT -5
It was originally banned because some asshat at some news network back in the late '80s juxtaposed Bushie 1 next to the image of a returning coffin in split screen. Needless to say, the White House didn't like that.
Personally, I'd shit a brick with pure excitement if something like from the Masters of Horror episode "Homecoming" happened.
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Post by MozMode on Apr 7, 2009 14:20:40 GMT -5
I saw video last night, I was ok until they showed one of the other soldiers with tears streaming down her face. I was okay until they showed that. My brother is shipping off in June to Afghanistan & it kinda....it kinda, you know, made me think about stuff.  |
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Post by devilschaplain2 on Apr 7, 2009 14:25:38 GMT -5
I saw video last night, I was ok until they showed one of the other soldiers with tears streaming down her face. I was okay until they showed that. My brother is shipping off in June to Afghanistan & it kinda....it kinda, you know, made me think about stuff. Yeah, I know how you feel. My older brother is a Major in the U.S. Army and he's been to Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq and the North-South Korean border. Though he did bring me a piece of Saddam Hussein's former "victory" palace the last time he was in Iraq ^_^ I'm sure your bro will be fine. |
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Post by MozMode on Apr 7, 2009 14:37:27 GMT -5
I was okay until they showed that. My brother is shipping off in June to Afghanistan & it kinda....it kinda, you know, made me think about stuff. Yeah, I know how you feel. My older brother is a Major in the U.S. Army and he's been to Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq and the North-South Korean border. Though he did bring me a piece of Saddam Hussein's former "victory" palace the last time he was in Iraq ^_^ I'm sure your bro will be fine. Ya this is his first tour of duty, and he's only 21. Him & I are only 2 years apart & I dunno what I would do if anything ever happened to him. |
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Post by SimSim on Apr 7, 2009 15:17:56 GMT -5
It's worth pointing out that the new policy allows the deceased soldier's family to decide whether or not to allow a media presence. This is the first time since that policy have been in place that the family opted to permit it. It's hard to see how anybody could find this unreasonable. Some people think that the images might be used for political purposes. To those of you who have family members and friends serving, I hope they return safely. |
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Post by perv on Apr 9, 2009 4:04:59 GMT -5
Some people think that the images might be used for political purposes. And so they might. Whereas during the ban, the images were being suppressed for political purposes, which is also undesirable. Letting the families decide instead of politicians is a very sensible solution. |
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Post by SimSim on Apr 9, 2009 15:36:01 GMT -5
Some people think that the images might be used for political purposes. And so they might. Whereas during the ban, the images were being suppressed for political purposes, which is also undesirable. Letting the families decide instead of politicians is a very sensible solution. I totally agree, was just answering, I think it was your, question. |
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