Flag Politics

An Army sergeant asks... why aren't flags lowered to half-staff for killed soldiers?

(Spoiler alert: The answer is that it would be very depressing and that the flag would always be at half-staff reminding people more of the everyday horrors of this war therefore making things more uncomfortable for certain politicians. Also, we are reminded that they 'volunteered' to murder and be murdered. War is only as popular as it is mentally disposable.)