‘Nightline’ to honor U.S. dead in Iraq war

[farmgirl]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4847232/


‘Nightline’ to honor U.S. dead in Iraq war
Koppel will read the names of soldiers killed in actionThe Associated Press
Updated: 6:43 p.m. ET April 27, 2004NEW YORK - Ted Koppel will devote the entire half-hour of “Nightline” Friday to reading names and showing photographs of the more than 500 U.S. servicemen and women killed in action in Iraq, ABC announced Wednesday.

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Each service member’s photo will be shown, along with his or her name, military branch, rank and age as Koppel reads the name aloud. Since the ABC News broadcast is just 30 minutes, it will include only those killed in action in Iraq since March 19, 2003, as certified by the Defense Department.

The network will use photos and information from the Army Times Publishing Company’s online “Faces of Valor” database.

“Memorial Day might have been the most logical occasion on which to do this program,” Koppel said. “But we felt that the impact would actually be greater on a day when the entire nation is not focused on its war dead.”

ABC News will simulcast the program live on its Jumbotron screen in Times Square, and ABC News Radio will air excerpts, the network said.

“Nightline” airs in most markets at 11:35 p.m. ET.

© 2004 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

[scm77]

:roll: Oy Vey

[talib_killa34]

it will include only those killed in action in Iraq since March 19, 2003

Would that not be everyone KIA in OIF anyway?

700+ RIP our honored dead.

[Trigger]

“Memorial Day might have been the most logical occasion on which to do this program,” Koppel said. “But we felt that the impact would actually be greater on a day when the entire nation is not focused on its war dead.” "Plus we want to emphasize every negative aspect of the war in Iraq as soon as possible while still trying to appear patriotic on Memorial Day."

OK, sorry. I added the part in red. :|

[AFACadet]

^^^^^^^

That was my EXACT thought when I saw this :|



EDIT: I hate the media :slap:

[mocking_loudly_died]

I don't know anything about that show (Australian alert!) - I think we can all to easily think of the dead as mere statistics and if the nightline show is honestly giving an unbiased account of the lives lost fighting overseas, then it's not a bad thing.