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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Service members hold an American flag during a disinterment ceremony.

Disinterment Ceremony

Service members attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency conduct a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, March 9, 2020. The ceremony was part of the agency’s efforts to disinter and identify the remains of unknown service members lost during World War II.

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