Do we put enough emphasis (or too much) on returning our fallen service-members?

The emphasis it there and id more than enough, unfortunately some would like to not see it at all, or keep it confined to military circles at a decent time... The reason I ofter hear is that they don't want to be "consistently reminded of our dead boys..." No... To do so would mean that they would have to have a desire to know their stories, or at least something about them; who they are, where they are from; how they paid the ultimate cost... To most AD, Vet and Civ, this paying of respect doesn't get old... A little sad, a little angry, a little tiresome, a little somber, a little honored, a little proud and a few other emotions, but it never gets old... To the community (Yes, some of the Civ's, Vet's and AD, not all of them) after seeing this a few of these they become sensitized to the entire affair to the point that, for some (not all), the process has become more of an inconvenience and a constant reminder of the cause of the disruption to their daily lives... Something they know happens, but keep it out of sight as they don't want it to damper their emotions or dictate change to their feelings...
DISCLAIMER: Not all civilians, AD and Vets feel this way, this opinion is just from my experience with those that do while working with our local VFW and AL, and yes, there are Vets and AD in this group as well...

I think the government does now or at least there is more visibility of the efforts. There is a slot for me in Hawaii with that Command that I'm going to attempt to get after my current duty assignment is over.

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Don't we have a saying that goes something like: "No man left behind?" 'Nuff said!

It is a shame that locals who know of burial sites are dying of old age.

If the fallen soldier was my twin brother I would do everything in my power to bring his remains home. With this in mind I realy don't think you can be overboard when it comes to bring our fallen home.

Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. -Matthew 22:39