02.26.2009 1:20 pm

Pentagon lifts ban on photographing caskets of slain soldiers

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Pentagon has lifted a nearly two-decade-old ban on photographing flag-draped caskets of fallen U.S. soldiers. Here’s the Associated Press’ account of today’s news:

Caskets of war dead

WASHINGTON (AP) - News organizations will be allowed to photograph the homecomings of America’s…

Tags: Associated Press, caskets, censorship, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Dover Air Base, Iraq War, photography, photos, President Barack Obama, war dead

02.17.2009 10:31 am

Pentagon “leaning” toward lifting ban on photos of flag-draped coffins

By Steve Parker

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A decision may be near on lifting the Pentagon’s ban on photographing flag-draped coffins of slain soldiers. President Barack Obama said last week that his administration is considering changing the policy.

The Washington Post examined the topic in a front-page story…

Tags: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Dover, Dover Air Force Base, fallen soldiers, flag-draped coffins, Pentagon, photography, President Barack Obama, President George H.W. Bush, U.S. soldiers, war dead

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