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Air Force cadets stand in formation at night.

Vigil View

The U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Honor Guard performs a 21-Gun Salute in honor of classmate Cadet 3rd Class Hunter Brown during a taps vigil at the academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., Jan. 26, 2023. Brown died Jan. 9, 2023, after suffering a medical emergency while walking to class.

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