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Soldiers on horses draw a flag-draped casket along a road in a cemetery with trees and headstones in the backdrop.

Caisson Carry

Soldiers carry the flag-draped casket of the fifth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Robert D. Gaylor during an interment ceremony at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, Feb. 10, 2024. Gaylor spent more than seven decades improving the Air Force and was an active proponent of professional military education, frequently delivering seminars in person and online before his death.

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