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Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Luis Diaz assembles a dress uniform for use during mortuary affairs operations at the Charles C. Carson Center at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Oct. 24, 2017. The Charles C. Carson Center is home to the Port Mortuary, which is responsible for returning all Defense Department service members, civilians and contractors who perish during contingency operations overseas. Army photo by Master Sgt. Brian Hamilton

To honor the fallen: inside the Dover Port Mortuary

Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Luis Diaz assembles a dress uniform for use during mortuary affairs operations at the Charles C. Carson Center at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Oct. 24, 2017. The Charles C. Carson Center is home to the Port Mortuary, which is responsible for returning all Defense Department service members, civilians and contractors who perish during contingency operations overseas. Army photo by Master Sgt. Brian Hamilton

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