Reply #6: Pentagon releases flag-draped coffin photos

[TommyO]

April 28, 2005 | Washington -- The Pentagon, under pressure from open-government advocates, released hundreds of images Thursday of flag-draped coffins of American soldiers.

The Pentagon had previously refused to release such images, which were taken by military photographers. Nor has it allowed the news media to photograph ceremonies of soldiers' coffins arriving in the United States, saying it is enforcing a policy installed in 1991 to respect the privacy of families of dead soldiers.

Some critics have contended the government is trying to hide the human cost of the war.

More at http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2005/04/28/pentagon/index.html


It's about time that Americans can see these images. They were important in turning the tide against Vietnam, and are just as important today.