Call NumberRMN-024-6121CreatorTodd HeislerContributorTFH (writer)Date2005-08-26SummaryPULITZER PRIZE PHOTOGRAPH: Passengers aboard a plane at the Reno, Nev., airport watch as a casket carrying the body of 2nd Lt. James Cathey, who was killed in Iraq, is pulled from the cargo hold. The photo was one of a number in a Rocky Mountain News special section called ""Final Salute."" Todd Heisler's work won first place for photo story in the ""People in the News"" category in the annual World Press photo competition. This photo was published in the Rocky Mountain News multiple times, including: November 11, 2005 (page 4S), December 17, 2005 (page 16A), and February 2006 (page 12A).Subject2006 Pulitzer Prize (Feature Photography)Final SaluteGeographic AreaReno (Nev.)CollectionRocky Mountain News Pulitzer PrizesLanguageeng
Todd Heisler, Marines drape the flag over the casket of 2nd Lt. James Cathey in an airliner's cargo hold. (2005-08-26). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 13/05/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/682633