Kristinn Taylor at FreeRepublic.com has reported that 17 of the 18 families of the fallen denied media permission to photograph the return of their loved ones at Dover Air Force Base this morning for President Obama's photo op.

The only family to grant permission was that of Sgt. Dale R. Griffin.

Griffin's casket was the last to be brought off the C-17 cargo plane that carried the bodies of 15 soldiers and 3 DEA agents killed this week in Afghanistan.

The Pentagon, in April, lifted an 18-year ban on media covering the return of fallen U.S. service members if family permission is provided.

Since the ban was lifted the approval rate has been about 60 percent.