emeraldctyangel
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Oh brother.Originally posted by tamborine lady:
If we can't see any part of the body count, or have someone there that we can trust, whether they show it or not, then we may never know the exact count!!!
That is why Bush wouldn't allow us to see the bodies coming back from Iraq. Out of sight, out of mind!!
(IMOHO)
Tam
When the body of my dear friends arrived back on US soil, they were encased temporarily for travel purposes in what is called a transfer case. This looks very similiar to the shape and size of a casket, but it does not have any features of one. One of my friends who was killed in action suffered greatly and died from wounds he had received from a bomb that detonated nearby. He was not at point blank range, but just far enough away to survive the initial impact, and sadly, suffer from grave injuries until he passed on. His body had many wounds and they all were quite bloody. And when he was transported for mortuary services, his wounds were dressed.
Unfortunately, they still leaked blood (and a great deal of it) so, when his case was lifted from the airlift, encased in the colors of the United States of America, the flag of a grateful nation, the transfer case started to leak.
The handlers did what they could to clean up and handle his body with respect and dignity. During which, in any service member's opinion (and I would bet my entire bonus and a year's salary on it) believe that television cameras have absolutely no part in the respect and dignity portion of the mortuary affairs of those who die in battle.
I find comments like the one above quite selfish and goulish. How, with a good Christian heart, could anyone think that watching the transport of fallen Marines, Sailors, Airmen, and Soldiers on television makes it more believable? I doubt your commentary on this had anything to do with reality but more with "what Bush does, what Bush says, blah blah blah" and even more on entertainment value. And that my Christian brothers and sisters is patently sick.
For someone to make disrespectful statements like the above one shows your immense ignorance in these matters. And I for one, would rather you just stick to watching the Price is Right. I am sure your nonsensical conspiracy theories can run amok from that show just on Bob Barker's skeevy ways alone.
The last thing I would ever want, as a service member, is for some goon with a camera and a hairsprayed talking head running live commentary on my death and what it means to them, all the while my family and loved ones could be watching. That time belongs to my loved ones - not someone addicted to reality television. So excuse me if I dont get whipped into a froth over your perceivement of an allegedly scandlous and conspiratorial decision that was made almost 15 or so years ago.
The video taping of the mortuary affairs handling of those who died in service to this country was banned during the first President Bush's administration, and was diligently respected during President Clinton's administration. It continues today. I find the decision to be humane and dignified.
Do your homework before you post. Or maybe just put some thought into what you are saying. OR - consider that it is perfectly okay to *not* express your opinion on something. Without some attempt at the previous suggestions, you just look like your TRYING to show disrespect.
There were plenty of photographs on news on Yahoo of the dead. Some died from drowning and some died in the ensuing lawlessness after hurricane katrina. I still have no idea why you'd want to see that either.
Let the dead rest in peace. May all the victims of hurricane katrina be handled in their burials with respect, dignity, and love. And may God bless their souls.
Just my humble opinion.
