Their Photos Tell the Story

Their Photos Tell the Story

(EXCERPT) December 30, 2003

The Army Times, a civilian newspaper that is sold mainly on military
bases and thus reaches the prime wartime audience, uses eight pages of
its year-end review, out now, to run photos of all those who have died
in Iraq and Afghanistan, except 35.

I usually don't refer to other publications, for I have enough trouble
with my own. But this issue of the Army Times is so extraordinary and
gives hope that it will provide some leadership in the news industry.

There were 506 killed by the time the newspaper closed last Friday.
Since then, another seven have died. The newspaper has said this is
the deadliest year for the U.S. military since 1972, when 640 were
killed in Vietnam.

In introducing the pictures, under the headline "Faces of the Fallen,"
the Army Times said: "More than 500 service members died in operations
Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom in 2003, a group that represents
the full, rich face of American diversity.

"They grew up in big cities like Chicago and New York and small towns
like Layton, Uta...

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