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Body bearers carry a casket.

Unknown Soldier

Body bearers carry the unknown soldier from the USS Olympia to a horse-drawn caisson to transport the body to the U.S. Capitol, Nov. 9, 1921. Among the saluting officers is Gen. John Pershing, who commanded the American Expeditionary Forces.

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