We're quite open about it here in Canada. We've even renamed one of the highways that carries the dead back to us--the Highway of Heroes.
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Both Britain and Canada, which have sustained more than 100 deaths each in Afghanistan, allow more media access than the United States does. In both, the public is told whose coffin is arriving when. In both, portions of the procession from the receiving air base to the mortuary are aired on live television. In both, members of the public gather along the route, and over time the crowds have grown.
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No Media Ban on Soldiers’ Coffins in Britain or Canada - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
I think it's a very democratic thing to be open and honest about casualties of war. We need to be reminded of the detestation of war with each loss of life, for these lives are lost in our name.
Included here some shots along the Highway of Heroes (aka Highway 401)
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