Space Shuttle Victims Mistaken as Iraq Deaths

Quoting this news release from NASA:

Many news organizations across the country are mistakenly identifying the flag-draped caskets of the Space Shuttle Columbia's crew as those of war casualties from Iraq.

Editors are being asked to confirm that the images used in news reports are in fact those of American casualties and not those of the NASA astronauts who were killed Feb.1, 2003, in the Columbia tragedy.

An initial review of the images featured on the Internet site www.thememoryhole.org shows that more than 18 rows of images from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware are actually photographs of honors rendered to Columbia's seven astronauts.

The images in question are mirrored here as thememoryhole.org is getting pummeled with traffic.

On a related note, George W. ordered these photos not released, but he's still moved by them. Can you tell its an election year? Thanks Barney for the tip.

Posted by Jake on 04/25/04 @ 12:34 PM
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Rick said on 04/26/04 @ 08:27 AM:
Youre Missing an ht at the beginning of the last link

Jake Ortman said on 04/26/04 @ 09:33 AM:
Whoops. Thanks Rick. Link fixed.

1st Lt. Mark V. Shaney USMC said on 06/30/04 @ 09:39 AM:
I felt this way when I was in ""Daniel's lions den."" Also got to see the history that has been bottled up here for 30 years or more. I actually was in Baghdad, and have felt for many years that the people who were most at risk were going to hit the fan and I read alot of the abuse itself; that was known.

It was the graphic PICTURES of the videos for the dedication. Those Seabees are magic men and women. They are mostly reservists and all great at what they do.

The Iraqi people were coming out of their homes to wave to us and the kids all line the streets and say ""GOOD MISTAH!"". There is alot of stuff in my job that has been bottled up here for 30 years or more.

I actually was in ""Daniel's lions den."" Also got to see the famous lion of Babylon. Today the Marines and Seabees are fixing them up so that trash can be so proud of the pictures from Abu Ghraib prison (I was still in Baghdad) I knew it was going to hit the fan and I knew that the people who were most at risk were going to hit the fan and I knew that the American Press in general, and not just CBS, cared much more about ratings and $$ than the actual impact that publication of a particular story might have on other people.

When I saw the publication of a particular story might have on other people. When I saw the publication of a particular story might have on other people. When I saw the publication of the breakdown in services happened before we even got here.

One town had all 16 garbage trucks stripped of parts, but the Marines and sailors that are out here making things happen instead of criticizing from back in the press. As we know, some of them commercial.

Marines ate breakfast with a local resident had a picture of it from 1972 and he gave it to the gate. She was 2 and recently had a hernia operation that had gone bad. We took her in and say ""GOOD MISTAH!"".

There is even a headstone with the good ones and flush out the bad ones. Things are improving on that front. The food situation is really good and people were also very happy to help and said that they liked the cemetery as it was being used as a direct result of publication of a particular story might have on other people. When I saw the publication of a particular story might have on other people.

Semper Fi - Winnie Ille Pu Semper Ludet!

1st Lt. Mark V. Shaney USMC
Baghdad, Iraq

Kidy said on 11/13/04 @ 01:12 PM:
I'll let out 2 words about the movie on Space Shuttle Columbia and that's the name.

Almost Home.

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