DOVER, Del. - April 7, 2009 - The body of Army Specialist Israel Candalaria Mejias was
expected to arrive Tuesday evening in Delaware. The specialist from
San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, was killed by an explosive device Sunday
while serving in Iraq.
The Pentagon's 18-year ban on media covering the return of
fallen U.S. service members to the Dover mortuary ended Sunday with
the return of Air Force Staff Sgt. Phillip Myers. The Hopewell,
Va., airman was killed in Afghanistan.
The ban began during the Persian Gulf War in 1991 to shield
grieving families. Now families of fallen servicemen can decide
whether to allow media coverage of their return.
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