Pentagon to Release Military Casket Photos

After nearly two years of wrangling over the public release of Pentagon photos of slain American soldiers' remains being returned to the United States in flag-draped caskets, the government has at last (under the possible threat of an impending court order), to release over 300 of the pictures.

To this I say, "Amen!" Let the press and the wackos do whatever they want with these pictures. Mainstream and otherwise sane Americans will view them with a mixture of pride and sorrow. Our military treats its fallen soldiers with the respect due to heroes who who have laid down their lives for their country and for the higher aspirations of other countries abroad.

Let their stories be told. From beginning to end. They would not be embarrassed or ashamed for their sacrifice to be seen. These pictures will not increase the grief of their families.

We are a nation that both exists and thrives and prospers in the full light of truth. Anyone who uses these photos in a dishonorable manner will reap the whirlwind of public opinion.

For those who have returned home, leaving their life-blood behind in the sand and clay of foreign soil, "Thank you."