{"id":9340,"date":"2009-04-02T05:23:02","date_gmt":"2009-04-02T10:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=9340"},"modified":"2009-04-02T09:01:51","modified_gmt":"2009-04-02T14:01:51","slug":"dod-rules-for-dover-afb-media-circus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=9340","title":{"rendered":"DoD: Rules for Dover AFB media circus"},"content":{"rendered":"

I wrote yesterday that the ban on the media at Dover Air Force Base will officially be lifted on Monday. The Stars and Stripes <\/a>writes this morning that the Pentagon briefed members of the press on the rules for their anticipated Keystone Kop antics;<\/p>\n

When the military notifies a family that a servicemember has died, they will be asked if they consent to media coverage of the return and “dignified transfer of remains” at Dover. Dover public affairs officers will post notice on their Web site and send an e-mail to journalists with the name, rank, service, hometown and logistics of the inbound remains.<\/p>\n

Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman told reporters to expect logistical challenges \u2014 the average time between family notification and the arrival of remains is six to eight hours, he said, and come at all hours of the day, in any weather. Family members and media will have to get into the base and onto the flightline in time for the 15-minute honor guard ceremony as flag-draped coffins are unloaded onto the tarmac.<\/p>\n

Families rarely have come to Dover, he said, so the military recently offered to pay for relatives to make the trip, and military personnel will take photographs and record video of the event should families later wish to obtain those records.<\/p>\n

“The core of the policy is built around the desires of the family members,” said Whitman.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It had better stay that way, too.<\/p>\n

Reporters raised some concerns about the process. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Screw ’em. There are enough stories that the media isn’t telling about our troops who are still alive, to Hell with them if they can’t accept a family’s wishes for the ones who aren’t. If this grisly concession is what they need to sell their pathetic little rags to the public, maybe they ought to take a look at what they’ve done to their profession.<\/p>\n

Added:<\/strong> Thunder Run<\/a> has the entire DoD press release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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