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Service members stand at parade rest next to flag-draped transfer cases during an arrival ceremony in honor of fallen U.S. personnel whose identities remain unknown, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on Nov. 30, 2012. The honor detail will escort the unknown remains to the U.S. Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command Central Identification Laboratory where the forensic process of identifying the individuals will begin

Service members stand at parade rest next to flag-draped transfer cases

Service members stand at parade rest next to flag-draped transfer cases during an arrival ceremony in honor of fallen U.S. personnel whose identities remain unknown, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on Nov. 30, 2012. The honor detail will escort the unknown remains to the U.S. Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command Central Identification Laboratory where the forensic process of identifying the individuals will begin

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