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The Air Force Honor Guard carries the coffin of Michael Hammer, killed in San Salvador while assigned there as AFL-CIO labor specialist for the State Department, to the hearse after the funeral services at the chapel

The Air Force Honor Guard carries the coffin of Michael Hammer, killed...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Myer, Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mickey W. Sanborn Release Status: Relea... More

Air Force pallbearers carry a coffin containing the remains of a crew member from the space shuttle Challenger to the back of a hearse. The Challenger exploded shortly after takeoff on January 28, 1986, killing all seven members of its crew

Air Force pallbearers carry a coffin containing the remains of a crew ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Kevin Heslin Release Status: Released t... More

A USAF Honor Guard Team of Pallbearers places a casket, which contains the remains of USAF Lieutenant Michael Blassie in a hearse on the flight line at Scott AFB, Illinois. The remains of Lieutenant Blassie are being returned to his family after lying unidentified for fourteen years in the Tomb of the Unknowns

A USAF Honor Guard Team of Pallbearers places a casket, which contains...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Virginia Weber Release Status: Released... More

A US Army (USA) Soldier salutes the flag draped transfer case carrying the remains of the US Navy (USN) CHIEF PETTY Officer (CPO) Matthew J. Bourgeois as it is placed into a waiting hearse at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, during the Fallen Soldier Ceremony for CPO Bourgeois, a member of the USN Seal Team, who was killed in action in Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) Soldier salutes the flag draped transfer case carrying...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

US Army (USA) Special Operation Soldiers render a salute after placing a coffin carrying the remains of a US Military Serviceman into a waiting hearse, during a Fallen Soldier Ceremony, held at Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany. This was one of three US Military Servicemen killed during the crash of a USAF MC-130 Combat Shadow Special Operation aircraft in Afghanistan

US Army (USA) Special Operation Soldiers render a salute after placing...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT John Snow, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

The Joint United States (US) Armed Forces Honor Guard removes the casket holding the 40th President of the US Ronald Wilson Reagan, from a hearse before loading it onto the US Army's (USA) 1ST Infantry Division Old Guard caisson, in Washington DC

The Joint United States (US) Armed Forces Honor Guard removes the cask...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MDW Scene Camera Operator: Msgt J... More

A US Military Multi-Service Ceremonial Honor Guard removes the flag draped coffin of Former US President Ronald Reagan from a hearse, and prepare to place it aboard US Air Force VC-25 Special Airlift Mission (SAM) 2800, a Boeing 747 aircraft, at Point Mugu Naval Base, California. The Presidents body will be flown to Washington, District of Columbia (DC), where it will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda, to be followed by a state funeral conducted at the Washington National Cathedral

A US Military Multi-Service Ceremonial Honor Guard removes the flag dr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Base, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Shane M. Hadlick, USAF Release ... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) LaShondra Palmer with the 89th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), salutes a hearse carrying the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Wilson Reagan as it begins a procession from Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD), to the Capitol Rotunda in Washington District of Columbia (DC)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) LaShondra Palmer with the 89...

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: SSGT Gina M. O'Bryan, USAF Release St... More

The national color guard stands by as a joint services casket team places the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era into a hearse during the flight line arrival ceremony

The national color guard stands by as a joint services casket team pla...

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: SGT John R. Chew Release Status: Rele... More

A joint services casket team boards the C-141B Starlifter aircraft that transported the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era from Travis Air Force Base, California. The casket team will carry the Unknown off the aircraft and place him into a hearse during an arrival ceremony. He will be taken to the Capitol to lie in state prior to internment at the Tomb of the Unknowns

A joint services casket team boards the C-141B Starlifter aircraft tha...

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: SMSGT D. Sutherland Release Status: R... More

United States Air Force Color Guard carry the remains of USAF First Lieutenant Michael Blassie's body from the rear of the hearse to his final resting place at the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri. 1LT Blassie was shot down and killed in South Vietnam on May 11th, 1972. A mix up with dog tags and body identification led the remains listed as Unknown and buried in the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery (Not shown). Using DNA testing on May 14th, 1998, the remains were indentified as those of 1LT Blassie and services were held in his honor. This image is seen in the September 1998 edition of AIRMAN Magazine

United States Air Force Color Guard carry the remains of USAF First Li...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saint Louis State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

Members of the United States Navy Ceremonial Guard carry the casket of a fallen member of USS COLE (DDG 67) to a hearse (not shown) at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, on October 14, 2000. The sailors' remains were returned to The United States aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft (not shown). The United States Navy Ceremonial Guard honors fallen members from USS COLE (DDG 67) at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, as their remains are removed from a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on October 14, 2000. The sailor was killed in an explosion resulting from a terrorist attack on the COLE in Yemen

Members of the United States Navy Ceremonial Guard carry the casket of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: John Sidoriak Jr., USAF CIV. Release Status: Released ... More

US Army (USA) Major General (MGEN) Galen B. Jackman, Command General of Military District of Washington, escorts former First Lady Nancy Reagan to a hearse for the funeral procession during her arrival at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD)

US Army (USA) Major General (MGEN) Galen B. Jackman, Command General o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D... More

A US Military Multi-Service Ceremonial Honor Guard removes the flag draped coffin of Former US President Ronald Reagan from a hearse, on the flight line at Point Mugu Naval Base, California. The Presidents body will be flown to Washington, District of Columbia (DC), where it will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda, to be followed by a state funeral conducted at the Washington National Cathedral

A US Military Multi-Service Ceremonial Honor Guard removes the flag dr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Base, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN John P. Curtis, USN Release St... More

The hearse carrying the casket of former US President Ronald Wilson Reagan arrives on the ramp at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD). Following a 24-hour lying-in-state in the US Capitol Rotunda and a State Funeral in the National Cathedral, Reagan's remains are headed to California (CA) for burial today at his presidential library

The hearse carrying the casket of former US President Ronald Wilson Re...

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: Sophia Piellusch, CIV, USAF Release S... More

Ceremonies - Ohio thru Wisconsin - Red Cross Parade, Harrisburg, PA. Kaiser Wilhelm in effigy being carried to his grave in a hearse

Ceremonies - Ohio thru Wisconsin - Red Cross Parade, Harrisburg, PA. K...

Photographer: Harrisburg Chamber Commerce Ceremonies - Ohio thru Wisconsin Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Members of the Dover Air Force Base Honor Guard bear a casket from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft to a waiting hearse. The casket contains the remains of one of six US servicemen killed in December crash of Pan Am Flight 103 in Lockerbie, Scotland

Members of the Dover Air Force Base Honor Guard bear a casket from a C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Robert V. Howe Release Status: Released... More

Members of a joint honor guard pay their last respects after loading the transfer case with the body of US Navy Seal CHIEF Hospital Corpsman (HMC) Matthew J. Bourgeois, into a hearse on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. HMC Bourgeois was killed at a remote location near Kandahar, Afghanistan, when he stepped on an enemy land mine

Members of a joint honor guard pay their last respects after loading t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

A Joint US Military Honor Guard places the flag draped transfer case carrying the remains of the US Navy (USN) CHIEF PETTY Officer (CPO) Matthew J. Bourgeois into a waiting hearse at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, during the Fallen Soldier Ceremony for CPO Bourgeois, a member of the USN Seal Team, who was killed in action in Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A Joint US Military Honor Guard places the flag draped transfer case c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

The remains of an American Astronaut are placed into a hearse by the Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA) Honor Guard. The Astronaut died in the Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-107) disaster

The remains of an American Astronaut are placed into a hearse by the B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: MSG... More

A combined US Military honor guard carries the 40th President of the United States Ronald Wilson Reagan in his flag-draped casket to a hearse for a funeral procession after his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD), aboard Air Force One

A combined US Military honor guard carries the 40th President of the U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: Msgt M... More

The remains of GEN Nathan F. Twining are being carried from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft to a hearse

The remains of GEN Nathan F. Twining are being carried from a C-141 St...

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: SGT Tyler Release Status: Released to... More

A hearse transports the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era to Travis Air Force Base, California. The Unknown has just arrived aboard the frigate USS BREWTON (FF 1086) from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He will be flown to Washington, District of Columbia, and will be interred at the Tomb of Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery, on Memorial Day, May 28, 1984

A hearse transports the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietna...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Release... More

Members of the Dover Air Force Base Honor Guard bear a casket from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft to a waiting hearse. The casket contains the remains of one of six U.S. servicemen killed in the December crash of Pan Am Flight 103 in Lockerbie, Scotland

Members of the Dover Air Force Base Honor Guard bear a casket from a C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Robert V. Howe Release Status: Released... More

Pall bearers place a flag-draped casket into the rear of a hearse. The casket contains the body of one of four Navy servicemen killed in the initial phase of the United States (US) military action in Panama. The four servicemen were members of a SEAL (Sea-Air-Land) team that secured Patilla Airfield in the early morning hours of December 20

Pall bearers place a flag-draped casket into the rear of a hearse. The...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Harry Gerwien Release Status: Relea... More

The transfer case containing the body of US Navy Seal CHIEF Hospital Corpsman (HMC) Matthew J. Bourgeois is carried by a joint service honor guard to a hearse during his Fallen Soldier Ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. HMC Bourgeois was killed at a remote location near Kandahar, Afghanistan, when he stepped on an enemy land mine during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The honors were rendered by US Army Europe (USAREUR), 37th Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), 21st Theater Support Command (TSC), Kaiserslautern and US Navy Europe (NAVEUR) Naval Special Warfare Unit 2 (NSWU2), Stuttgart, Germany

The transfer case containing the body of US Navy Seal CHIEF Hospital C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jocelyn M. Broussard, USAF Release Sta... More

Members of a joint honor guard load the transfer case with the body of US Navy Seal CHIEF Hospital Corpsman (HMC) Matthew J. Bourgeois, into a hearse at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. HMC Bourgeois was killed at a remote location near Kandahar, Afghanistan, when he stepped on an enemy land mine

Members of a joint honor guard load the transfer case with the body of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

The Joint US Armed Forces Honor Guard removes the casket holding the 40th President of the United States Ronald Wilson Reagan, from a hearse before loading it onto the US Army's (USA) 1ST Infantry Division Old Guard caisson, in Washington DC

The Joint US Armed Forces Honor Guard removes the casket holding the 4...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MDW Scene Camera Operator: SSGT S... More

A combined US Military honor guard carries the 40th President of the United States Ronald Wilson Reagan in his flag-draped casket to a hearse for a funeral procession after his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD), aboard Air Force One

A combined US Military honor guard carries the 40th President of the U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D... More

The Joint US Armed Forces Honor Guard removes the casket holding the 40th President of the United States Ronald Wilson Reagan, from a hearse before loading it onto the US Army's (USA) 1ST Infantry Division Old Guard caisson, in Washington DC

The Joint US Armed Forces Honor Guard removes the casket holding the 4...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MDW Scene Camera Operator: SSGT S... More

A US Military Multi-Service Honor Guard places the flag draped coffin of Former US President Ronald Reagan at the Ronald Reagan, into a waiting hearse, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California (CA). President Reagans body will be flown to Washington, District of Columbia (DC) where it will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda, to be followed by a state funeral conducted at the Washington National Cathedral

A US Military Multi-Service Honor Guard places the flag draped coffin ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Simi Valley State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Edward Martens, USN Release Status: Releas... More

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 joint services casket team loads the casket of the Unknown Servicema...

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... More

A joint services casket team removes the casket team of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era from a hearse parked outside the east entrance of the Capitol. The casket will be carried past the color guard and joint service honor condon lining the steps of the Capitol and placed in the rotunda, where the Unknown will lie in state until Memorial Day

A joint services casket team removes the casket team of the Unknown Se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Helene C. Stikkel Release Status: Rel... More

A joint services casket team removes the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era from a hearse parked outside the east entrance of the Capitol. The casket will be carried past the color guard and joint services honor condon lining the steps of the Capitol and placed in the rotunda, where the Unknown will lie in state until Memorial Day

A joint services casket team removes the casket of the Unknown Service...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Helene C. Stikkel Release Status: Rel... More

The 436th Airlift Wing Honor Guard Team from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, removes the casket containing US Air Force First Lieutenant Michael J. Blassie's remains from the hearse as family members and escorts look on during the pilots POW ceremony. For 26 years the Air Force pilot remained unidentified, and since 1984 he rested in the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery until DNA tests confirmed his identity June 30. This image was used in the July 1998 issue of AIRMAN Magazine

The 436th Airlift Wing Honor Guard Team from Dover Air Force Base, Del...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Michael Sanders Release Status: Release... More

US Army (USA) Major General (MGEN) Galen B. Jackman, Command General of Military District of Washington, escorts former First Lady Nancy Reagan to a hearse for the funeral procession during her arrival at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD)

US Army (USA) Major General (MGEN) Galen B. Jackman, Command General o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D... More

A combined US Military honor guard carries the 40th President of the United States Ronald Wilson Reagan in his flag-draped casket to a hearse for a funeral procession after his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD), aboard Air Force One

A combined US Military honor guard carries the 40th President of the U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D... More

The presidential hearse containing the casket with former US President Ronald W. Reagan arrives for the farewell ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD). President Reagan's remains will be flown on Air Force One to Simi Valley, California (CA), for a private sunset burial

The presidential hearse containing the casket with former US President...

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: Msgt Michael E. Best, USAF Release St... More

U.S. Army SGT. 1ST Class Edgardo Sanes, U.S. Military Funeral Detail Noncommissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC), salutes as the Funeral Detail removes the flag draped casket of U.S. Army LT. COL. David C. Canegata from the hearse on Feb. 1, 2007, at the Island Center for the Performing Arts in Christiansted, United States Virgin Islands. (U.S. Army photo by Joseph Bonet) (Released)

U.S. Army SGT. 1ST Class Edgardo Sanes, U.S. Military Funeral Detail N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Christiansted State: Virgin Islands (VI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, USA, CIV Release Status: R... More

The U.S. Army Funeral Detail, 65th Readiness Reserve Component, carries the flag draped casket of SPEC. Melinda Davila from the hearse to the burial site on Feb. 14, 2007, at the Humacao Cemetery, Puerto Rico. (U.S. Army photo by Leo Martinez) (Released)

The U.S. Army Funeral Detail, 65th Readiness Reserve Component, carrie...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Humacao State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Leo Martinez, USA, CIV Release Status: Released t... More

Navy personnel stand at attention and salute as the coffin of LCDR Albert A. Schaufelberger is placed in a hearse by pallbearers. Schaufelberger was killed in San Salvador

Navy personnel stand at attention and salute as the coffin of LCDR Alb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released t... More

A joint services casket team carries the flag-draped casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era into the main chapel. The Unknown will lie in state at the chapel until the morning of May 25th, when he will be transported to Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. A hearse will take him from Andrews to the Capitol, where he will lie in state prior to interment

A joint services casket team carries the flag-draped casket of the Unk...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Paul Hayashi Release Status: Re... More

A hearse carrying the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era leaves the flight line. 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 hearse carrying the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam ...

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... More

An honor guard bears the remains of MAJ F. Ribas-Dominicci from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft to a waiting hearse. The airman was killed during a United States air strike on targets in Libya.SUBSTANDARD IMAGE

An honor guard bears the remains of MAJ F. Ribas-Dominicci from a C-14...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Robert V. Howe Release Status: Released... More

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Angel Rodriguez, Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of the 436th Airlift Wing Honor Guard, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, escorts the hearse containing the remains of US Air Force First Lieutenant Michael J. Blassie during a POW ceremony for the pilot. For 26 years the Air Force pilot remained unidentified, and since 1984 he rested in the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery until DNA tests confirmed his identity June 30. This image was used in the July 1998 issue of AIRMAN Magazine

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Angel Rodriguez, Non-Commissioned Officer ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Michael Sanders Release Status: Release... More

The United States Navy Ceremonial Guard places the casket of a fallen member of USS COLE (DDG 67) into a hearse at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, on October 14, 2000. The sailors' remains were returned to The United States aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft (not shown). The sailor was killed in an explosion resulting from a terrorist attack on the COLE in Yemen

The United States Navy Ceremonial Guard places the casket of a fallen ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: John Sidoriak Jr., USAF CIV. Release Status: Released ... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Posner, USA, along with other members of the honor guard pay their last respects after loading the body of US Navy Seal CHIEF Hospital Corpsman (HMC) Matthew J. Bourgeois, into a hearse at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. HMC Bourgeois was killed at a remote location near Kandahar, Afghanistan, when he stepped on an enemy land mine during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Posner, USA, along with other members of the hono...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Six Navy pallbearers, escorted by a color guard, carry the flag-draped coffin of LT. CMDR. Albert A. Schaufelberger to a waiting hearse. Schaufelberger was killed in San Salvador

Six Navy pallbearers, escorted by a color guard, carry the flag-draped...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released t... More

A joint services casket team removes the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era from a hearse for a designation and departure ceremony. After the ceremony the Unknown will be placed aboard the frigate USS BREWTON (FF 1086) for transport to Naval Air Station, Alameda, California

A joint services casket team removes the casket of the Unknown Service...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

A joint services casket team removes the flag-draped casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era from a hearse parked at the south steps of the Capitol. The Unknown will lie in state in the Rotunda until Memorial Day, when he will be placed on a caisson and taken to Arlington National Cemetery for interment at the Tomb of the Unknowns

A joint services casket team removes the flag-draped casket of the Unk...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lloyd H. Cole, USAF Release Stat... More

As the members of the Honor Guard load the casket into the hearse, one last salute is given before the casket is transported away

As the members of the Honor Guard load the casket into the hearse, one...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Panmunjom State: Demilitarized Zone Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: SPC. Johnson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

Members of the US Air Force USAF) Ceremonial Band perform Hail to the CHIEF on the Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD), flight line as a hearse (not shown) arrives carrying former US President Ronald Reagan's casket following his state funeral service at the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C. President Reagan was flown to the Nation's Capitol on June 9 following his death on June 5. He was carried to the Capitol, on a century old horse drawn caisson, where he lay in state in the Capitol Rotunda until today's state funeral. President Reagan's remains will be flown onboard Air Force One (in background) to Simi Valley, California (CA) for a private sunset burial

Members of the US Air Force USAF) Ceremonial Band perform Hail to the ...

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: Msgt Jim Varhegyi, USAF Release Statu... More

Shenneth Benjamin Cagegata, widow of U.S. Army LT. COL. David C. Canegata, who lies in state inside the flag draped casket, takes a few minutes at the hearse to pay respects to her husband on Feb. 1, 2007, in Christiansted, United States Virgin Islands, prior to the transportation of his remains to the burial site. U.S. Army COL. Elton Lewis, Assistant Adjutant General of theUnited States Virgin Islands National Guard and family escort, can be seen standing to the right of Mrs. Canegata. (U.S. Army photo by Joseph Bonet) (Released)

Shenneth Benjamin Cagegata, widow of U.S. Army LT. COL. David C. Caneg...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Christiansted State: Virgin Islands (VI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, USA, CIV Release Status: R... More

The U.S. Army Funeral Detail escorts the hearse carrying the flag draped casket of U.S. Army SGT. 1ST Class Everett L. Lake, Sr., through the Kingshill Veterans Cemetery on Feb. 4, 2007, in the U.S. Virgin Islands. (U.S. Army photo by Joseph Bonet) (Released)

The U.S. Army Funeral Detail escorts the hearse carrying the flag drap...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Virgin Islands (VI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, USA, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

The U.S. Army Funeral Detail, 82nd Airborne Division, loads the flag draped casket containing the remains of CPL. Jason Nu'■ez into the hearse on April 2, 2007, at Mu'■iz Air Base, Puerto Rico. (U.S. Army photo by Leo Martinez) (Released)

The U.S. Army Funeral Detail, 82nd Airborne Division, loads the flag d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Muniz Air Base State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Leo Martinez, USA, CIV Release Status: Rel... More

Guests at the funeral for Michael Hammer, AFL-CIO labor specialist in San Salvador for the State Department, pay their respects as the casket is placed in a hearse for the trip to Arlington National Cemetery

Guests at the funeral for Michael Hammer, AFL-CIO labor specialist in ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Myer, Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mickey W. Sanborn Release Status: Relea... More

A joint services casket team takes the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era from a hearse, to be aboard the frigate USS BREWTON (FF 1086). The casket will be transported by ship to Alameda, California, and then transferred to Arlington National Cemetery for interment at the Tomb of the Unknowns

A joint services casket team takes the casket of the Unknown Servicema...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 David B. Loveall Release Status: Released to ... More

AIRMAN 1ST Class Naomi J. Williams, loadmaster, 7th Military Airlift Squadron, secures the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era aboard a C-141B Starlifter for the flight to Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. A hearse will take him from Andrews to the Capitol, where he will lie in state prior to internment at the Tomb of the Unknowns, Arlington National Cemetery

AIRMAN 1ST Class Naomi J. Williams, loadmaster, 7th Military Airlift S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT D. Sutherland Release Status: ... More

The remains of astronaut Dr. Ronald E. McNair are transferred from a NASA aircraft to a waiting hearse after a flight from Dover, Delaware. Dr. McNair was killed when the space shuttle Challenger exploded

The remains of astronaut Dr. Ronald E. McNair are transferred from a N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: N. Miller Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A marine honor guard carries COL William R. Higgins' coffin to a hearse that will transport it to Quantico National Cemetery. COL Higgins was killed by terrorists after being taken hostage while serving with the United Nations Truce and Observer Force in Beirut, Lebanon

A marine honor guard carries COL William R. Higgins' coffin to a hears...

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: LCPL Craig Shell Release Status: Rele... More

A color guard stands at attention as pallbearers transport a casket bearing the remains of crew members from the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) from a Military Airlift Command C-141B Starlifter aircraft to a hearse. The crew members were killed in a boiler room explosion aboard the IWO JIMA during Operation Desert Shield

A color guard stands at attention as pallbearers transport a casket be...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware(DE) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: U... More

A color guard stands at attention as pallbearers transport a casket bearing the remains of crew members from the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2) from a Military Airlift Command C-141B Starlifter aircraft to a hearse. The crew members were killed in a boiler room explosion aboard the IWO JIMA during Operation Desert Shield

A color guard stands at attention as pallbearers transport a casket be...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware(DE) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: U... More

Members of the USAF Honor Guard escort a Team of Pallbearers as they carry the remains of USAF Lieutenant Michael Blassie to a waiting hearse, on the flight line at Scott AFB, Illinois. The remains of Lieutenant Blassie are being returned to his family after lying unidentified for fourteen years in the Tomb of the Unknowns. A mock-up of a USAF T-39 Saberliner aircraft can be seen behind the hearse

Members of the USAF Honor Guard escort a Team of Pallbearers as they c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Loren Bonser Release Status: Relea... More

Members of the US Air Force 86th Air Wing Honor Guard load the casket of a fallen sailor from USS COLE (DDG 67), into a hearse, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on October 13, 2000. The sailor was caught in the explosion during the bombing of Cole in the Yemen port city of Aden

Members of the US Air Force 86th Air Wing Honor Guard load the casket ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John P. Snow, USAF Release Status: Rel... More

The body of US Navy Seal CHIEF Hospital Corpsman (HMC) Matthew J. Bourgeois rests inside the hearse as it drives away at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. HMC Bourgeois was killed at a remote location near Kandahar, Afghanistan, when he stepped on an enemy land mine during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The body of US Navy Seal CHIEF Hospital Corpsman (HMC) Matthew J. Bour...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

A US Military Multi-Service Ceremonial Honor Guard removes former President Ronald Reagans flag-draped mahogany casket from a hearse. Reagans body will fly on Air Force One to Washington D.C., where his body will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda, to be followed by a state funeral conducted at the Washington National Cathedral

A US Military Multi-Service Ceremonial Honor Guard removes former Pres...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Base, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN John P. Curtis, USN Release St... More

The Air Force Honor Guard carries the flag-draped coffin of Michael Hammer, AFL-CIO labor specialist in San Salvador for the State Department, to the hearse after memorial service at the chapel

The Air Force Honor Guard carries the flag-draped coffin of Michael Ha...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Myer, Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mickey W. Sanborn Release Status: Relea... More

A joint services casket team removes the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era from a hearse at the beginning of the designation and departure ceremony. After the ceremony the Unknown Serviceman will be placed aboard the frigate USS BREWTON (FF 1086) for transport to Naval Air Station, Alameda, California

A joint services casket team removes the casket of the Unknown Service...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bob Fehringer Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A joint services casket team places the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era into a hearse for the trip to Travis Air Force Base, California. He will be flown to Washington, District of Columbia, where he will lie in state until Memorial Day, May 28, 1984, and then be interred at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery

A joint services casket team places the casket of the Unknown Servicem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Release... More

A joint services casket team carries the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era from the frigate USS BREWTON (FF 1086) to a waiting hearse. The Unknown will be taken to Travis Air Force Base, California, and then flown to Washington, District of Columbia. He will be interred at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 28, 1984

A joint services casket team carries the casket of the Unknown Service...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Release... More

A joint services casket team prepares to place the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era into a hearse 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 prepares to place the casket of the Unkno...

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: TSGT Dennis G. Plummer Release Status... More

Members of a US Army honor guard and color guard stand at attention as pallbearers prepare to move the casket of Major (MAJ) Arthur D. Nicholson Jr. from a hearse to an aircraft during a departure ceremony in his honor. Nicholson was shot and killed while on duty in East Berlin

Members of a US Army honor guard and color guard stand at attention as...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Fernando Serna Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Members of the United States Navy Ceremonial Guard place the casket of a fallen member of USS COLE (DDG 67) into a hearse at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, on October 14, 2000. The sailor was killed in an explosion resulting from a terrorist attack on the COLE in Yemen

Members of the United States Navy Ceremonial Guard place the casket of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: John Sidoriak Jr., USAF CIV. Release Status: Released ... More

A US Military Multi-Service Honor Guard places a flag drape coffin carrying the remains of Former US President Ronald Reagan into a waiting hearse at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD), as the US Air Force (USAF) Band plays in the background. The body of Former US President Ronald Regan was flown to Washington, District of Columbia (DC), aboard US Air Force (USAF) VC-25 Special Airlift Mission (SAM) 2800 aircraft, and will be transported to the Capitol Rotunda, where it will lie in state, to be followed by a state funeral conducted at the Washington National Cathedral

A US Military Multi-Service Honor Guard places a flag drape coffin car...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Facility, Andrews Afb State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1(Sw) M. J. Darby, USN Rel... More

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. The Unknown will be placed into a hearse that will take him to the Capitol, where he will lie in state until Memorial Day

A joint services casket team pauses briefly after carrying the flag-dr...

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: SGT John R. Chew Release Status: Rele... More

US Army pallbearers stand at attention as a hearse bearing the casket of Major (MAJ) Arthur D. Nicholson Jr. arrives for a departure ceremony. Nicholson was shot and killed while on duty in East Berlin

US Army pallbearers stand at attention as a hearse bearing the casket ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

The 436th Airlift Wing Honor Guard, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, escorts the hearse containing US Air Force First Lieutenant Michael J. Blassie's remains during the pilots POW ceremony to a C-141 Starlifter aircraft. For 26 years the Air Force pilot remained unidentified, and since 1984 he rested in the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery until DNA tests confirmed his identity June 30. This image was used in the July 1998 issue of AIRMAN Magazine

The 436th Airlift Wing Honor Guard, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, es...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Michael Sanders Release Status: Release... More

A combined US Military honor guard carries the 40th President of the United States Ronald Wilson Reagan in his flag-draped casket to a hearse for a funeral procession after his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD), aboard Air Force One

A combined US Military honor guard carries the 40th President of the U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D... More

US Military and civilian personnel line Arnold Avenue to view a hearse carrying the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Wilson Reagan as it begins a procession from Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD), to the Capitol Rotunda in Washington District of Columbia (DC)

US Military and civilian personnel line Arnold Avenue to view a hearse...

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: SSGT Gina M. O'Bryan, USAF Release St... More

The U.S. Army Funeral Detail take the flag draped casket of U.S. Army SGT. 1ST Class Everett L. Lake, Sr., from the hearse and carry it to the burial site at the Kingshill Veterans Cemetery on Feb. 4, 2007, in the U.S. Virgin Islands. (U.S. Army photo by Joseph Bonet) (Released)

The U.S. Army Funeral Detail take the flag draped casket of U.S. Army ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Virgin Islands (VI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, USA, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

The U.S. Army Funeral Detail take the flag draped casket of U.S. Army SGT. 1ST Class Everett L. Lake, Sr., from the hearse and carry it to the burial site at the Kingshill Veterans Cemetery on Feb. 4, 2007, in the U.S. Virgin Islands. (U.S. Army photo by Joseph Bonet) (Released)

The U.S. Army Funeral Detail take the flag draped casket of U.S. Army ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Virgin Islands (VI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, USA, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A joint services casket team stands at the back of a hearse, to take the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era and carry it aboard the frigate USS BREWTON (FF 1086). It will be transported by ship to Alameda, California, and then transferred to Arlington National Cemetery for interment at the Tomb of the Unknowns

A joint services casket team stands at the back of a hearse, to take t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 David B. Loveall Release Status: Released to ... More

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

A joint services casket team removes the casket of the Unknown Service...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to ... More

Family members, fellow officers, and a color guard wait for the remains of MAJ F. Ribas-Dominicci to be transported from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft to a waiting hearse. The airman was killed during a United States air strike on targets in Libya

Family members, fellow officers, and a color guard wait for the remain...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Robert V. Howe Release Status: Released... More

Members of the US Air Force 86th Air Wing Honor Guard prepare to load the caskets of fallen sailors from USS COLE (DDG 67), into a hearse, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on October 13, 2000. The sailors were caught in the explosion during the bombing of Cole in the Yemen port city of Aden

Members of the US Air Force 86th Air Wing Honor Guard prepare to load ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John P. Snow, USAF Release Status: Rel... More

The Joint United States (US) Armed Forces Honor Guard removes the casket holding the 40th President of the US Ronald Wilson Reagan, from a hearse before loading it onto the US Army's (USA) 1ST Infantry Division Old Guard caisson, in Washington DC

The Joint United States (US) Armed Forces Honor Guard removes the cask...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MDW Scene Camera Operator: Msgt J... More

The remains of GEN Nathan F. Twining are being carried from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft to a hearse

The remains of GEN Nathan F. Twining are being carried from a C-141 St...

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: SGT Tyler Release Status: Released to... More

A joint services casket team removes the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era from a hearse and prepares to carry it into the main chapel. The Unknown will lie in repose in the chapel until the morning of May 25th, when he will be placed aboard an aircraft for a flight to Washington, District of Columbia

A joint services casket team removes the casket of the Unknown Service...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT D. Sutherland Release Status: ... More

A joint services casket team places the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era into a hearse during the arrival ceremony on the flight line. Saluting on the left are chaplains from the various military services and on the right is a joint services color guard

A joint services casket team places the casket of the Unknown Servicem...

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: Dave Tripp Release Status: Released t... More

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 joint services casket team loads the casket of the Unknown Servicema...

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... More

Members of the Dover Air Force Base Honor Guard bear a casket from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft to a waiting hearse. The casket contains the remains of one of six US servicemen killed in December crash of Pan Am Flight 103 in Lockerbie, Scotland

Members of the Dover Air Force Base Honor Guard bear a casket from a C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Robert V. Howe Release Status: Released... More

The official party salutes the casket and it's remains before the casket is put into the hearse

The official party salutes the casket and it's remains before the cask...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Panmunjom State: Demilitarized Zone Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: SPC. Johnson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

US Army (USA) Major General (MGEN) Galen B. Jackman, Command General of Military District of Washington, escorts former First Lady Nancy Reagan to a hearse for the funeral procession during her arrival at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD)

US Army (USA) Major General (MGEN) Galen B. Jackman, Command General o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D... More

A combined US Military honor guard carries the 40th President of the United States Ronald Wilson Reagan in his flag-draped casket to a hearse for a funeral procession after his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD), aboard Air Force One

A combined US Military honor guard carries the 40th President of the U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D... More

A hearse carrying the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Wilson Reagan begins a procession from Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD), to the Capitol Rotunda in Washington District of Columbia (DC)

A hearse carrying the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Wils...

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: SSGT Gina M. O'Bryan, USAF Release St... More

US Army (USA) Major General (MGEN) Galen B. Jackman, Command General of Military District of Washington, escorts former First Lady Nancy Reagan to a hearse for the funeral procession during her arrival at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD)

US Army (USA) Major General (MGEN) Galen B. Jackman, Command General o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D... More

A combined US Military honor guard carries the 40th President of the United States Ronald Wilson Reagan in his flag-draped casket to a hearse for a funeral procession after his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD)

A combined US Military honor guard carries the 40th President of the U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D... More

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Sgt. Lindsey Gentzel,

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Sgt. Lindsey Gentzel,

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Sgt. Lindsey Gentzel, a Soldier of the Military Funeral Honors Caisson Detachment here, waits for the command to mount her horse prior to the Caisson Funeral Honors (Fallen Stars... More

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Sgt. Terrence Johnson

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Sgt. Terrence Johnson

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Sgt. Terrence Johnson and Sgt. Lindsey Gentzel, Soldiers of the Military Funeral Honors Caisson Detachment here, transport the horse carriage with the casket bearing the remains ... More

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Staff Sgt. Brandon

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Staff Sgt. Brandon

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Staff Sgt. Brandon Colley, drum major for the 323d Army Band here, takes lead of the band's marching movement during Caisson Funeral Honors (Fallen Stars) for Gen. (Ret.) Richard... More

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