Defense Secretary Robert Gates says families will have final say on each coffin . Not just as a flag-draped casket that comes out of a plane . '' Group says , ` ` Military families were not consulted nor their wishes . '' Another family group says it ` ` appreciates the sensitivity '' of the secretary . President ordered ban after president released info on longstanding ban .
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says families will have final say on each coffin . Group says , ` ` Military families were not consulted nor their wishes . '' Another family group says it ` ` appreciates the sensitivity '' of the secretary . President ordered ban after president released info on longstanding ban .