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A cannon salute honors the arrival of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era. The Unknown will be taken to the Capitol, where he will lie in state until Memorial Day, followed by a state funeral and interment at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington Memorial Cemetery

A joint services honor guard attends the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era as he lies in state in the Capitol rotunda. The Unknown will lie in state until Memorial Day, when he will be taken to Arlington National Cemetery for a state funeral service and internment at the Tomb of the Unknowns

A joint services honor guard attends the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era as he lies in state in the Capitol rotunda. The Unknown will lie in state until Memorial Day, when he will be taken to Arlington National Cemetery for a state funeral service and internment at the Tomb of the Unknowns

Members of a joint services honor guard surround the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era at the conclusion of the arrival ceremony in the Capitol rotunda. The Unknown will lie in state in the rotunda until Memorial Day and will then be taken to Arlington National Cemetery for a state funeral and interment at the Tomb of the Unknowns

A joint services honor cordon lines the steps at the east entrance to the Capitol during an arrival ceremony for the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era. The Unknown will lie in state in the rotunda until Memorial Day, when he will be taken to Arlington National Cemetery for a state funeral and internment at the Tomb of the Unknowns

A joint services casket team loads the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era onto a hearse. The Unknown will be taken to the Capitol, where he will lie in state until Memorial Day, followed by a state funeral and interment at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington Memorial Cemetery

Ceremony in the rotunda of the US Capitol with the body of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era. After the ceremony the Unknown will be taken to Arlington National Cemetery for interment at the Tomb of the Unknowns

The Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era lies in state in the Capitol rotunda. The serviceman will be taken to Arlington National Cemetery for a state funeral service and interment at the Tomb of the Unknowns

A joint services casket team loads the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era onto a hearse. The Unknown will be taken to the Capitol, where he will lie in state until Memorial Day, followed by a state funeral and interment at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington Memorial Cemetery

A cannon salute honors the arrival of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era. The Unknown will be taken to the Capitol, where he will lie in state until Memorial Day, followed by a state funeral and interment at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington Memorial Cemetery

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Andrews Air Force Base

State: Maryland (MD)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SRA Firanack

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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25/05/1984
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Arlington National Cemetery ,  38.87928, -77.07359
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The U.S. National Archives
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cannon salute honors cannon salute honors serviceman vietnam era capitol memorial day interment tomb arlington cemetery maryland andrews air force base virginia arlington national cemetery photographs free images high resolution arlington memorial cemetery sra firanack us air force air force base us national archives vietnam war commemoration