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An Army color guard stands at attention as pallbearers remove the caskets of three U.S. Army soldiers who were killed in a helicopter crash in Korea on July 14, 1977

U.S. service members of the joint forces honor guard

Members of a U.S. Army honor guard and color guard stand at attention as pallbearers carry the casket of MAJ. Arthur D. Nicholson Jr. to an aircraft during a departure ceremony in his honor. Nicholson was shot and killed while on duty in East Berlin. Standing on the left are his widow, Karyn, and daughter Jennifer

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A U.S. Army honor guard stands by the coffin of MAJ Arthur D. Nicholson Jr. onboard a C-141 Starlifter that was used to fly his body from Rhein Main Air Base, Germany to Andrews AFB, Maryland. MAJ Nicholson was shot and killed while on duty in East Berlin. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A US Army honor guard carries the flag-draped casket of Major (MAJ) Arthur D. Nicholson from a C-130 Hercules aircraft. Nicholson was shot and killed while on duty in East Berlin

Members of the Army's 3rd Infantry (The Old Guard) fold the flag covering the casket of Major (MAJ) Arthur D. Nicholson during his funeral at Arlington National Cemetery. Nicholson was shot and killed while on duty in East Berlin

A US Air Force in Europe Honor Guard removes one of six flag draped coffins from the cargo bay of a US Air Force C-17 Globe MASTER aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The coffins contain the remains of Coalition Soldiers who were killed during a training accident in Kuwait on 12 March 2001. (Duplicate image, see also DFSD0202965 or search 010315F3329S503)

Members of the Army 3rd Infantry (The Old Guard) fold the flag covering the casket of Major (MAJ) Arthur D. Nicholson during his funeral at Arlington National Cemetery. Nicholson was shot and killed while on duty in East Berlin

Members of the Army's 3rd Infantry (The Old Guard) fold the flag covering the casket of Major (MAJ) Arthur D. Nicholson during his funeral at Arlington National Cemetery. Nicholson was shot and killed while on duty in East Berlin. (Substandard image)

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

The flag-draped casket of Major (MAJ) Nicholson is carried by an honor guard escorted caisson through Arlington National Cemetery. Nicholson was shot and killed while on duty in East Berlin

Members of the Army 3rd Infantry (The Old Guard) fold the flag covering the casket of Major (MAJ) Arthur D. Nicholson during his funeral at Arlington National Cemetery. Nicholson was shot and killed while on duty in East Berlin

The flag draped coffin containing the body of MAJ Arthur D. Nicholson Jr. onboard a C-141 Starlifter that was used to fly the coffin from Rhein Main Air Base, Germany to Andrews AFB, Maryland. MAJ Nicholson was shot and killed while on duty in East Berlin. Exact Date Shot Unknown

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label_outline Explore Nicholson Jr, East Berlin, Nicholson

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Lewis Noriega, USAF, 437th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), Charleston AFB, South Carolina, services the liquid oxygen (LOX) system on a C-17A Globemaster III, on the flightline at Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Staff Sgt. Michael Sharp (right) and Senior Airman

NICHOLSON, PHILLIP W. - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

A right rear view of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 37 (VFA-37) of Carrier Wing (CVW-3) parked on the flight line. Behind the F/A-18C is an T-2C Buckeye trainer aircraft of Training Squadron 23 (VT-23)

An air-to-air left side view of a Utah Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft over the northern part of the English Channel

A German armament team loads ammunition into a 20 mm anti-aircraft gun during a practice drill

A C-5 Galaxy from the 9th Airlift Squadron, Dover AFB, Delaware, unloads equipment at Rhein Main AB, Germany, in support of Operation Joint Endeavor

A left side view of a Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 1 (HS-1) SH-3H Sea King helicopter parked on the flight line

Captain Lakeisha Davis, 89th Air Medical Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland, is reviewing a database created by STAFF Sergeant Chris Lewis of the 459th Reserve Aerial Staging Squadron, Andrews AFB. The database will be able to track medical patients during the Inspector General Exercise 3B taking place in Savannah, Georgia

Members of the 626th Aerial Port Squadron (APS), push a pallet of cargo into a C-141 Starlifter for deployment. US Army soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division and Ukrainian Army soldiers from the 24th Motorized Rifle Division will participate in the humanitarian and peacekeeping exercise in the training area near L'viv, Ukraine

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Members of the 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron check on a wounded Afghan rebel before he is taken aboard an aircraft for a flight to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany. Twenty-four rebels wounded in Afghanistan's civil war are being evacuated to hospitals in Europe and the United States for donated medical treatment

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flag coffin body maj arthur nicholson nicholson jr onboard starlifter rhein main rhein main air base germany andrews afb andrews afb maryland maj nicholson shot duty berlin east berlin air base c 141 starlifter staff sergeant air force base high resolution maj arthur ssgt fernando serna exact date us national archives