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U.S. servicemembers honor their fallen comrades during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Joint Operations Center Compound, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 25, 2009.

HONORING FALLEN COMRADES

U.S. servicemembers honor their fallen comrades during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Joint Operations Center Compound, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 25, 2009.

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