According to a recently reported disclosure by the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), the sale of the forthcoming video game in the popular franchise, “Medal of Honor”, will not be allowed on the US military bases.

The game, which has been amid controversy because of its depiction of violence towards the US troops in Afghanistan, is scheduled for an October 12 release. The AAFES’ decision to ban the sale of the game at the US bases implies that soldiers interested in buying the game will have to go off the base.

The statement pertaining to the ban read thus: “We regret any inconvenience this may cause authorized shoppers, but are optimistic that they will understand the sensitivity to the life and death scenarios this product presents as entertainment. As a military command with a retail mission, we serve a very unique customer base that has, or possibly will, witness combat in real life.”

Saying that “Medal of Honor” was one of many titles that the command has decided not to stock over the years, the AAFES spokesman Judd Anstey said that, more than being a ban, the decision simply means that it is one of the products that the command is giving a miss.

Meanwhile, Karen Meredith, the Silicon Valley military mom whose son died in the Iraq war, hailed the decision by US military base exchanges not to carry the contentious game; and termed it as “small victory.”