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Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Brig.Gen Michael T. Harrison Sr., director of Joint and Futures, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Department of the Army, and Rear Adm. James Shannon, commander of the Naval Warfare Center, salute the coffin of a fallen servicemember during the dignified transfer of his remains on Dover Air Force Base, Del., July 8, 2009.

SOLEMN SALUTE

Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Brig.Gen Michael T. Harrison Sr., director of Joint and Futures, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Department of the Army, and Rear Adm. James Shannon, commander of the Naval Warfare Center, salute the coffin of a fallen servicemember during the dignified transfer of his remains on Dover Air Force Base, Del., July 8, 2009.

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