Mortuary Affairs Historical Photos
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 World War I How a grave is marked by the Graves Registration Service, Q.M.C. cross has both the identity tag and plate prepared by the Service. Mareuil-en-Dole, 77th Division 12 September 1918 |
 World War I A burial party of the 42nd Division, these parties were kept busy for days digging graves for the dead that littered the fields and woods after the advance beyond Chateau-Thierry. Beuvardes, France, 30 July 1918 |
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 Unknown Soldier of World War I in the rotunda of the Capitol November 1921 (National Archives) |
 Unknown Soldier of World War I with military escort at the Capitol preparing to depart for the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery 11 November 1921 (National Archives) |
 Camp Evans, Vietnam A bugler on a hill overlooking the A Shau Valley plays taps at a memorial service for the fallen soldiers of the 2nd Bn, 319th Arty., 101st Airborne Division, 1969 (Information Office, 101st Abn Div SP4 Larry Peterson) |
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