> Hiding Our War Dead. Italy Publicly Honors Its War Dead, America Hides Its Dead
23 March 2005, 18:22
The Pentagon has just ordered that when members of the U. S. Marine Corps casualty teams call upon survivors to advise them that they have lost a loved one in Iraq they may no longer wear their impressive and distinct dress blue uniforms, as this magnifies images of war dead in the mind of the public. Our war dead may no longer be honored in the slightest.
The U. S. administration is in denial and is intent upon concealing the true facts from the American public. What is next? Will a military chaplain have to sneak up to the home of a wife or mother in the middle of the night so that he is not seen by the citizenry? Or will an impersonal telegram soon be considered sufficient?
The Pentagon has just ordered that when members of the U. S. Marine Corps casualty teams call upon survivors to advise them that they have lost a loved one in Iraq they may no longer wear their impressive and distinct dress blue uniforms, as this magnifies images of war dead in the mind of the public. Our war dead may no longer be honored in the slightest.
The U. S. administration is in denial and is intent upon concealing the true facts from the American public. What is next? Will a military chaplain have to sneak up to the home of a wife or mother in the middle of the night so that he is not seen by the citizenry? Or will an impersonal telegram soon be considered sufficient?
Jim Brown, Texas, USA.