 Roosevelt finally authorized photos of dead soldiers, to keep the public from growing complacent about the toll of war.When "The Battle of San Pietro" showed dead GIs wrapped in mattress covers, some officers tried to prevent troopers in training from seeing it, for fear of morale; General Marshall overrode them, to ensure that the soldiers took their training seriously.The OWI emphasized to returning, battle-scarred soldiers that there were places and jobs for them in civilian life.