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A soldier salutes a fallen comrade as U.S. Army and Air Force casket bearers carry the remains of one of six U.S. servicemen killed in a March 12 training exercise in Kuwait from a C-17 Globemaster III at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on March 15, 2001. The remains will be transported to the Landstuhl Regional Medical center for identification.

A soldier salutes a fallen comrade as casket bearers carry the remains of one of six U.S. servicemen killed in a training exercise in Kuwait.

A soldier salutes a fallen comrade as U.S. Army and Air Force casket bearers carry the remains of one of six U.S. servicemen killed in a March 12 training exercise in Kuwait from a C-17 Globemaster III at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on March 15, 2001. The remains will be transported to the Landstuhl Regional Medical center for identification.

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