Soldiers carry the flag-draped casket of British soldier William McAleer, who died during World War I, is carried during his funeral at Loos British Cemetery in Loos-en-Gohelle, northern France, on March 14, 2014. Nearly 100 years after being killed in action during the Battle of Loos in 1915, twenty British soldiers were buried at Loos British Cemetery. Private William McAleer of the 7th Battalion of Royal Scots Fusiliers was able to be identified by his military tags, while the other soldiers who remain unidentified were burried as soldiers "Known only unto God". AFP PHOTO / DENIS CHARLET(DENIS CHARLET/AFP/Getty Images)
A brand new book “American Afterlife” examines our fascination with death. Author Kate Sweeney joined us to talk about our fascination.
