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A close-up of sailors in ceremonial uniforms folding an American flag.

Funeral Honors

Sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard conduct military funeral honors for Petty Officer 3rd Class Ernest Barchers Jr. at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Aug. 22, 2023. Barchers, who served during World War II and the Korean War, was inurned with his wife of 72 years during the ceremony.

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