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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III speaks on stage after Cameron Santos-Silva, surviving son of Army Sgt. 1st Class Carlos Santos-Silva, presented the TAPS Honor Guard Gala Military Award to him during the 2014 Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors Honor Guard Gala at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., March 27, 2014.

HONOR GUARD AWARD

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III speaks on stage after Cameron Santos-Silva, surviving son of Army Sgt. 1st Class Carlos Santos-Silva, presented the TAPS Honor Guard Gala Military Award to him during the 2014 Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors Honor Guard Gala at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., March 27, 2014.

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