"Families of fallen "soilders can grieve in private."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29410258/

This is an interesting article I read on MSNBC. It is about photographs of fallen soldiers from Iraq. We all remember the picture of the American flag draped over the coffins. It caused a stir of negative emotions toward the war. In 1991, President Bush placed a ban on photographs of fallen soldiers published in any major publication. As of today a change has come, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has a overturn the ban. Now, the decision is left to the family of the deceased solider and with the help of our new president; the plan will be implemented. Whenever a photo is taken, it is up to the family to decide whether to publish it. I chose this topic because I was once in the military and husband is still in the military. He has done his tour in Iraq and about to do another one later this year. If I was in that position, I would not have a picture of my husband's coffin published because it is a private matter. The images would be too painful to bear and so many other families will agree. There is a high level of respect for the dead and as journalist we hold respect the families' wishes. Also, it mentioned in the article if this ban is overturned they would allow military photographers to take pictures instead of journalists. I guess there is certain level of distrust of the media because we have seen painful images of this current war. We need to earn back our respect from the military... Besides they are risking their lives to keep our freedom protected