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Funeral Honors

Soldiers assigned to the the U.S. Army Band, "Pershing's Own," and the Caisson Detachment of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as "The Old Guard," conduct full military funeral honors with escort for Army Air Force Pvt. Bernard Curran at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., June 2, 2025. Curran served during World War II in the Philippines, where he was captured and died as a prisoner of war in 1942, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. The DPAA announced he was officially accounted for in 2024.

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