Relatives of the soldiers killed in action during the Iraq and Afghanistan war are reacting to changes in the way that Canada's war dead are being recognized. These changes have been made without any source of input of military families and are creating quite an uproar in the local community. The decision by the government to ban journalists from covering the ceremonies for those fallen soldiers returning to Canadian soil has come under criticism and many of the families of those people with loved ones overseas are speaking out. Many of these families, military officials and opposition parties are also unhappy with the decision that flags on Parliament Hill will not be flown at half-mast when a soldier is killed in the line of duty. Most of the people opposed to this decision regard it as an insult to members of the armed forces. The Canadian government has stated that flying the flag at half-mast is usually only done for politicians and VIPs. However, people are asking why a......

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Title: We Salute The Flag
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