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I'm not too sure what you mean. I agree that the media heavily glosses over battles and conflicts, unless they think they can get a big story out of it, but why wouldn't the public have a "right to know" what's going on?
I see nothing wrong with soldiers telling their stories to the public - it can only help people understand what these men and women are willing to go through for the causes they believe in.
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I guess that could have been confusing.. I simply meant that the media could stop all coverage of the war and the public couldn't do anything about it (outside of complaining and not buying papers). There isn't any law saying the media has to give accurate or complete coverage. They can say whatever they want, and slant it however they want.
I also think it's great that people can read about these soldiers' experiences, instead of having to read two sentences in the local paper about how many soldiers died. I was just saying that it's probably safe to say that most soldiers have amazing stories, but they aren't usually stories that the media cares to tell in their entirety. My dad was a Vietnam vet, and he has told me some amazing/scary/horrible stories.. Some things that he couldn't even tell people for years and years. Stuff that you will never ever read in the papers.