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War isn’t pretty, and photo reflects that
The Gazette Opinion Staff
Sep. 16, 2009 12:14 am
In reference to the outrage in letters to the editor regarding the photograph of Lance Cpl. Joshua Bernard as he lay wounded being published in The Gazette: I guess we should ban all war movies ever made. They show soldiers being shot, wounded and dead.
Reality check: War is not pretty. I think the publication of the photograph should be taken as a tribute to this brave soldier who suffered and died when he was defending us in the line of duty to our country.
Diane L. McLain
Cedar Rapids
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