Tuesday, October 12, 2004

Congress Endorses Media Blackout on Military Coffins

SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense policy regarding no media coverage of the transfer of the remains of deceased members of the Armed Forces— (1) appropriately protects the privacy of the families and friends of the deceased; and (2) is consistent with United States constitutional guarantees of freedom of speech and freedom of the press.

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