The Art of the Rant: Disservice to the Troops?

The Art of the Rant: Disservice to the Troops?

I had been thinking about the issue of closing CFB Trenton to the media and the general public for the returning of the four Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan to Canada for much of last week. Should the air force base, CFB Trenton, only be open to the families and friends of the fallen soldiers and closed to the media and the general public?

My mind raced back and forth to come up with a solution based on the right of the public's need to know and the right of the families to mourn in private. Here is what I came up with.