It is a great development that the Obama Administration is changing the Bush policy that prevented the news media from covering the return of our war dead from Afghanistan and Iraq.
It was despicable that the American people were denied the right to be fully aware of the loss of men and women fighting overseas. This was part of former President Bush’s attempt in his years in office to manage the news and de-emphasize the war effort coverage in order to quell opposition to the war.Â
We should have the right to honor and respect our dead soldiers and keep their memory alive, so this change in policy is to be applauded. They have paid the ultimate sacrifice and we should never forget them!