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An Armed Forces Full Honor Casket Team carries the U.S. flag-drapped coffin of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy during his burial service at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Aug. 29, 2009.

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An Armed Forces Full Honor Casket Team carries the U.S. flag-drapped coffin of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy during his burial service at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Aug. 29, 2009.

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