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AIRMAN 1ST Class Naomi J. Williams, loadmaster, 7th Military Airlift WIng, conducts a briefing for passengers aboard the C-141B Starlifter aircraft that will transport the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era to Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. The Unknown will be taken from Andrews to the Capitol, where he will lie in state prior to internment at the Tomb of the Unknowns

Technical Sergeant Gary D. Yoder, 708th Military Airlift Squadron, and AIRMAN 1ST Class Naomi J. Williams, 7th Military Airlift Squadron, both loadmasters, secure the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft for the flight to Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. The Unknown will be transferred from Andrews to the Capitol to lie in state

A joint services honor guard attends the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era. The Unknown will be placed aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft for transport to Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. On Memorial Day the Unknown will be interred in the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery

The flag-draped casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era, secured in the rear of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft, is ready for the flight to Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Once at Andrews, the Unknown will be taken to the Capitol, where he will lie in state prior to internment at the Tomb of the Unknowns, Arlington National Cemetery

A joint services casket team places the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft for a flight to Washington, District of Columbia. The Unknown will lie in state in the Capitol building until Memorial Day, when he will be interred at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery

The 436th Airlift Wing Honor Guard Team from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, loads the casket containing US Air Force First Lieutenant Michael J. Blassie's remains onto a C-141 Starlifter aircraft 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

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

A joint services casket team carries the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era across the runway apron to a C-141B Starlifter aircraft for a flight to Washington, District of Columbia. The Unknown will lie in state in the Capitol building until Memorial Day, when he will be interred at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery

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

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

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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: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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First Lieutenant (1LT) Victor Haynes, 20th Military Airlift Squadron, checks a map while piloting a Military Airlift Command transport aircraft to the next location of Pope John Paul II's US visit. During the pope's visit, vehicle transportation and security is being provided under VOLANT SILVER, a joint Military Airlift Command/Secret Service operation

President Ronald Reagan speaks during the state funeral service for the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era at Arlington National Cemetery. Standing behind him is the Army Chorus. Interment will take place at the Tomb of the Unknowns following the service

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President Ronald Reagan, right, and Major General John L. Ballantyne III, commanding general, US Army Military District of Washington, District of Columbia, salute the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era during the interment ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery. Ray Costanza, superintendent of the cemetery, stands behind them

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