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President Barack Obama begins a salute as he participates in a ceremony at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del., Aug. 9, 2011, for the dignified transfer of U.S. and Afghan personnel who died in the Aug. 6 helicopter crash in Afghanistan's Wardak province.

DIGNIFIED TRANSFER

President Barack Obama begins a salute as he participates in a ceremony at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del., Aug. 9, 2011, for the dignified transfer of U.S. and Afghan personnel who died in the Aug. 6 helicopter crash in Afghanistan's Wardak province.

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