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
Summary
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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Date
25/05/1984
Location
Arlington National Cemetery
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38.87928, -77.07359
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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