Source: Photojournalism at PoynterOnline.com
Katz sent it to the Seattle Times who requested permission and received it from Silicio to publish the picture.
Since then, Silicio has also lost her husband (who was fired, as well). And she is still unemployed.
Another person ground under the wheels of the mighty machinery.
Photo sales earned Silicio nearly $20,000, which was shared with Katz.
Seattle Times article
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Silicio also reproduced the photo on posters and postcards, selling some of the reprints and donating profits to the Fallen Heroes Last Wish Foundation, which offers support to the minor children of soldiers killed in combat. A donation from reprint sales also was made to charity by Zuma Press, said McKiernan.
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In June, the debate reached the U.S. Senate, which voted 55-39 to reject legislation that would have restored access to the Dover homecomings. Since April, the media have published no more images of coffins returning home from Iraq.
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