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PBS’ NOW: The Cost Of War - A Soldier Returns Home

The Bush administration has worked tirelessly to depersonalize the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to the American people. Instead of worrying about the troops, Bush has encouraged American’s to shop more. And despite a military bent to the breaking point, Bush has vehemently opposed all calls for a military draft. Perhaps the most insidious tactic, however, is the Pentagon’s ban on images of dead soldiers’ homecomings in flag-draped coffins. Throw in the mainstream media’s ever dwindling coverage of all things Iraq and the ruling elite have successfully created an environment where most Americans do not ever hear about our multiple wars, never mind contemplate the high cost we continue to pay in lost lives.

It is in this context that I bring you the remarkable clip above (5:06) of a soldier’s final homecoming with his young family. In the video, Sergeant First Class William Zaffe, 35, who was killed by a roadside bomb during his 3rd Tour in Iraq returns home to his wife and young children. Kudos to the brave Zaffe family for allowing the filming of this extremely personal and moving reunion and thus providing video footage rarely, if ever, seen in more than five years of war.

DISCLOSURE: The producer of the NOW on PBS special on Iraq