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Air Force officers lift a piano into a burning pit at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Sept. 23, 2016. The military burns pianos every year in memory of the pilots from World War II's Battle of Britain who never came home. Air Force photo by Airman Shawna L. Keyes

Honoring Pilots

Air Force officers lift a piano into a burning pit at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Sept. 23, 2016. The military burns pianos every year in memory of the pilots from World War II's Battle of Britain who never came home. Air Force photo by Airman Shawna L. Keyes

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