The War On-Line

The New York Times - World
Monday, October 16th, 2007

This audio clip describes the death of a soldier, the reactions from others, and what happens when a soldier dies: (under "Multimedia" )
Farewell of An American Soldier

The reporter gave such a real and honest take to this story. The few photos that go along with his report do not show any graphic footage though and they do not tell the story with the same reality as the narrorator does. Like we talked about in class, it's as though media is sheltering us. Although no one wants to see blood and gore, it is not until we are exposed to the harsh reality of what is actually happening to both soldiers and civilians that we will actually be able to understand from a distance. Now, we only know what we see. What we see is not complete reality.