A joint services casket team carries the flag-draped casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era out of the rotunda and down the east steps of the Capitol. A caisson is waiting at the East Plaza to carry the serviceman to Arlington National Cemetery for a state funeral service and interment at the Tomb of the Unknowns
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Washington
State: District Of Columbia (DC)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Paul Pappas, CIV
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
28/05/1984
Location
Arlington National Cemetery
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Source
The U.S. National Archives
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