Update on flag-draped coffins photograph

The contract employee who took this photo

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was fired Wednesday for violating U.S. government and company regulations. Fair enough, rules are rules.

But NewMexiKen’s question is — why was she the only source of coverage for this side of the war?

Update: The Memory Hole has 361 USAF photos of coffins from Iraq arriving at Dover Air Force Base. The photographs were acquired through the Freedom of Information Act.