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U.S. Air Force pararescuemen freefall from a MC-130P Hercules airplane at 13,000 feet carrying American flags in memory of those who were lost Sept. 11, 2001, over Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Sept. 11, 2006.

AIR FORCE FREEFALL

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen freefall from a MC-130P Hercules airplane at 13,000 feet carrying American flags in memory of those who were lost Sept. 11, 2001, over Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Sept. 11, 2006.

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