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A joint services casket team carries the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft

A joint services casket team carries the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era through a joint services honor cordon during the arrival ceremony on the flight line. The Unknown was transported from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., aboard the C-141B Starlifter aircraft in the background

A joint service honor guard carries a casket containing the remains of an unidentified serviceman who was killed in Vietnam from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft during an arrival ceremony at the base

An Air Force honor guard stands at attention while the casket of an MIA from North Vietnam is removed from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft

An Air Force honor guard stands at attention while the casket of an MIA from North Vietnam is removed from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft

A joint services casket team pauses briefly after carrying the flag-draped casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era from the cargo bay of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft, during the arrival ceremony on the flight line

A joint services casket team removes the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era from a hearse. The Unknown will be flown to Washington, District of Columbia, aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft. Interment will take place at the Tomb of Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery, on Memorial Day, May 28, 1984

Preceded by a joint services color guard and members of the clergy, a joint services casket team carries the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era past a joint services honor cordon during the arrival ceremony on the flight line. The Unknown was brought from Travis Air Force Base, California, to Andrews aboard the C-141B Starlifter aircraft in the background

Preceded by the National Color Guard and members of the clergy, a joint services casket team carries the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era past a joint services honor cordon during the arrival ceremony on the flight line. The Unknown was brought from Travis Air Force Base, California, to Andrews aboard the C-141B Starlifter aircraft in the background

A joint services casket team carries the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft as a joint service color guard and officers observe

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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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