Bill.
This is a sore subject for me. As a Navy Combat Photographer with two tours, from 1970 to Nov. 1972, I personally experienced the war in Viet Nam, as well as having to photograph the atrocities on both sides. As a Combat Photographer, I had to send all my work to NPC(Naval Photographic Center in DC). They would determine the photos to distribute to the media.
Long story short, about 1979, an unknown media outlet found a photo I had taken, and published it. In 1984, I received a letter from the parents of one of the soldiers in one my many thousand photos(he was deceased, headad for a Dust Off). Anyway the parents through their perseverance, and with some great detective work , found me through NPC. All they wanted was to thank me, and let me know they had finally found closure. I was told by them that he had been listed as an MIA. They had recognized him in that picture, and were happy to finally to end their grief. If I had been able to publish more, how many more families would be relieved?
For me, one is not enough. I really think the Media Policy had screwed up. Although I am thankful that, what I did, at least helped one family of the many.