Persian Gulf War
The ban had been enacted by President George H. W. Bush in 1991 during the 
, apparently as a way to shield grieving families. But critics claimed the ban was an attempt to hide the human cost of war. President Barack Obama had asked the United States Department of Defense for a review of the ban. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he was "never comfortable" with the blanket restriction, according to USA Today.
18-year US media ban on covering return of fallen soldiers lifted