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2004-04-22 16:13
by Will Carroll

I posted a link to one of these pictures earlier, but this series from Drudge seems important. The government, in what I don't think is evil, but wrongheaded manoeuvering, is trying to block all access to these photos.

There's a sort of simple beauty to them, something that tugs at the heart strings of this veteran. Sacrifices, covered under the flag they fought for, is an appropriate sendoff. For those of you that have never been to a military funeral, there's a dignity there in their order that is seldom seen elsewhere.

In towns across America, these funerals are going on. We'll never see most of them, but I'm sure many people will. They probably get local coverage when they fall close to home. Small town newspapers eulogizing 19 and 20 year-olds. A few more headstones in cemeteries with the numbers too close together.

Whether you're for this fight or against it, the men and women that fall deserve our respect. Hiding them from plain sight denies them that honor.

UPDATE: More pictures.

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