I thought I was ready to see images of the coffins of fallen soldiers returning home to America. Yet when a row of servicemen stood to salute the coffin of Sgt. Phillip Myers, who was killed on April 4 in Afghanistan, I realized that I might not ever be ready.  Discomfort is a good thing. I hope more families welcome the media to photograph the priceless cost of war.  Maybe then we'll be moved to say, enough.   [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="432" caption="Brendan Smialowski for The New York Times"]Read More

    The White House has lifted a 18-year ban on allowing news orgs to photograph the flag-draped caskets of fallen soldiers as they return to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. The first Bush banned media photography in '91, and Dubya kept the ban firmly in place as the mortality rate grew during the Iraq war.   Many say the public deserves to see the images because they help paint a more accurate picture of… Read More