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# “Bitter Fruit”, Paul Fusco
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/american-soldiers-2785jsp/
- Published: 2005-08-28T23:08:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-17T11:51:39.000Z
- Author: Magnum Photos
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 19:17, #ImagesUploaded

![bitter fruit](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3f/80/3f804bea-4b2d-4ddf-9ff0-6ec7d0afa5fa/content/images/2026/04/bitterfruit_565_a3J7NkS-1776425894933.jpg)

bitter fruit

Bitter fruit, Paul Fusco

More than 1,800 American Service members have died since the beginning of the Iraq war. Why are their funerals held in secrecy?

Follow photographer Paul Fusco on [an interactive journey](#) of his visits to these funerals over two years. Hear him explain how he took the photos, and why.

- Click here: [Bitter Fruit](#)

This is a unique feature by [Magnum Photos](http://www.magnumphotos.com/?ref=opendemocracy.net), brought to you by **openDemocracy**. For more interactive photo essays, visit [Magnum in Motion](http://www.magnuminmotion.com/mim%5Fsite/?ref=opendemocracy.net).

**Related links on openDemocracy:**

[“Purple Hearts: Back from Iraq”](http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article-1-125-2387.jsp), Nina Berman's photos and interviews with wounded American soldiers

The columns of [Gil Loescher and Arthur Helton](http://www.opendemocracy.net/columns/iraq.jsp) on the human cost of the Iraq war.