Well, the story I heard was two mothers who had started a group pushing for this.
Maybe it is coincident that NPR played the story yesterday, or maybe the AP ran with the idea.
"And what the...president supports is a policy consistent with that that we have at Arlington cemetery, which allows at the families position for that to be open, which allows them to make that decision and protect their privacy if that's what they wish to do."
If the family is OK w/ it, I don't have a problem with it.
Oh, and IT SHOULD PISS OFF THE MASSES! I am not for exploiting those that have given the ultimate sacrifice, but maybe it will help light a fire under complacent people. I know currently, Iraq is barely mentioned on the news...
"Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, which bills itself as the country's first and largest nonpartisan organization for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, applauded the policy shift as a way to show Americans the true cost of the wars.
“Less than 1% of the American population has served in Iraq or Afghanistan. There has never been a greater disconnect between those who serve in harms warm and those back home. All too often, the sacrifices of our military are hidden from view. The sight of flag-draped coffins is, and should be, a sobering reminder to all Americans of the ultimate sacrifice our troops have made and the high price of our freedom,” said IAVA Executive Director Paul Rieckhoff."