tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660941.post1276746262254162831..comments2024-02-17T18:51:24.318+00:00Comments on Havering On: War Stories Then & NowRichard Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309594787689405779noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660941.post-9923145382480693992007-06-11T14:59:00.000+01:002007-06-11T14:59:00.000+01:00War is not pretty. There has always been an a del...War is not pretty. There has always been an a delicate moral/political balance in allowing the press on the battlefield for just this reason.<BR/>Showing the horrors of war is not good for morale at home. And yet, since we the taxpayers are financing it and we live in a nation with a free press, we deserve to know. Last year it was reported that it is now against government policy to allow photos of coffins being returned to the States in military aircraft. <BR/><BR/>I have three close friends who have served two tours of duty in Iraq or Afghanistan. They are Idaho National Guardsmen. They are getting ready to go back--again--for their third tour of duty. How long before their luck runs out and they get it with an IED?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com