Story aired: Friday, March 16, 2007
The Pentagon has banned the media from taking pictures of military caskets returning from war since 1991, citing concern for the privacy of grieving families and friends of the dead soldiers. So it's rare that an average citizen would catch a glimpse of a military casket these days. John McSheffrey was on board a Delta Airlines flight 1220 coming from Atlanta to Boston when he noticed that the plane contained the coffin of a dead soldier making his last journey home from Iraq. John took photos of the casket with his cell phone and wrote an essay.
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Morning Edition, March 16, 2007 · Veterans' advocates and some members of Congress say the federal government has systematically underfunded health-care budgets for military veterans for years. Some point to political maneuvering during Republicans' time in control of Congress.
2 comments:
Very sad, moving. Words fail me. A travesty and shameful behavior by our leaders to keep the true cost of war hidden from view. It dishonors our fallen soldiers and the sacrifices of their families.
I was at Logan Feb 19, 2009, military casket returning on US Air. Color guard present. Very moving/sad---brought tears to my eyes and others....is there no way to identify who that was?
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