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Arlington Cemetery is the closest thing to holy ground in America. A national monument it is the nation’s most important military burial ground.
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Dover Air Force Base:
A Navy carry team places the transfer case containing the remains of US Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler J. Trahan of Freetown, Mass. next to the transfer case containing the remains of Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Mark A. Wojciechowski, of Cincinnati, Ohio.
