Pentagon approves photos of caskets of fallen troops
In a reversal of a ban established in 1991 by President George H.W. Bush, the Pentagon will allow photos of flag-draped caskets if families agree. Critics criticized the ban as a way to hide the costs of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. -DB The New York Times Feb. 26, 2009 By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C – News organizations will be allowed to photograph the homecomings of America’s war dead under a new Pentagon policy,