Hero Missions

The NYTimes has posted a multimedia report (Juliet Macur reporting) that presents a piece of the story about America's fallen from the war in Iraq. After an introduction to the nature of the job, the viewer meets "The Captain," "The Chaplain," and "The Volunteer," all in passing images and voiceover. I most noted the mention of the slow salute that is given when the recovered body of a fallen soldier passes by and the intent of the oldest soldier among the crew who volunteers for every mission in remembrance of the soldiers because "they shouldn't have died this way." This is a difficult report to watch but one that does honor in remembering the soldiers who have died and those who do the work of recovery - Hero Missions.


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