I was already out of the service at the time of Desert Storm. I have a brother who is serving in Afghanistan right now, however.
I don't believe for one second that the reason the White House put a ban on pictures of caskets coming home was out of any "respect" for the soldiers who have died. Like so much of the Bush presidency, it was an attempt to protect policy without regards for the human cost. It may be possible to argue the potential for abuse, but that potential does not nullify the importance of the truth.
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