Washington, April 29, SPA -- The Pentagon has released nearly 300 photos of U.S. troops killed in Iraq, Afghanistan and other conflicts, CNN reported today. Many show U.S. troops carefully and ceremoniously putting flag-draped coffins onto and taking them off military cargo aircraft. Pentagon officials said they decided to release the photos after a review. According to the National Security Archive, the Pentagon released a CD-ROM containing 268 images Monday. In many of the pictures black boxes are used to block out faces and identifications of troops, units and equipment. The blacking out of images conceals identifiable personal information of military personnel involved, Pentagon officials said. Last year the Pentagon also released more than 360 photos showing flag-draped coffins returning from Iraq and Afghanistan -- but at the time called the release a clerical error.--SPA1107 Local Time 0807 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/258690