Media Covers Return of Fallen U.S. Soldier
2,384 views · Published 7 April 2009 · 2:16 · Indexed 7 October 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2009 · News & Politics
A solemn U.S. rite of wartime was held again Sunday night at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware as the body of Staff Sergeant Phillip Myers was returned to the US in pomp and ceremony. But there was a difference. For the first time in 18 years, U.S. media were allowed to witness the return, the result of a decision by the Obama White House to lift a ban spanning several administrations.
