During a Repatriation Ceremony on December 17, 1999, at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, a U.S. Marine salutes as he awaits the arrival of the US Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo plane, in the background, carrying the remains of fallen U.S. Marines from World War II
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During a Repatriation Ceremony on December 17, 1999, at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, a U.S. Marine salutes as he awaits the arrival of the US Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo plane, in the background, carrying the remains of fallen U.S. Marines from World War II

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The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Brian Debusk, USAF Release Status: Released to Public
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1999-12-17
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Hawaiʻi
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