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Remains of two USS Monitor sailors are laid to rest

The remains of two Union sailors who died aboard the USS Monitor when it sank in 1862 but were discovered in 2002 on the sunken Civil War ship have been buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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March 8, 2013

Caskets containing the remains of two sailors who served aboard the USS Monitor leave the chapel for burial at Arlington National Cemetery. A brief memorial took place at the Fort Myer chapel, and the remains were then buried with full military honors.

Linda Davidson / The Washington Post

Navy Honor Guard teams carry two caskets during services to honor two sailors from the USS Monitor. The Civil War ironclad sank in rough waters off Cape Hatteras in 1862. While recovering the ship’s turret in 2002, divers discovered the remains of the two crewmen in the ship.

March 8, 2013

Navy Honor Guard teams carry two caskets during services to honor two sailors from the USS Monitor. The Civil War ironclad sank in rough waters off Cape Hatteras in 1862. While recovering the ship’s turret in 2002, divers discovered the remains of the two crewmen in the ship.

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Two caissons transport the sailors’ coffins at Arlington National Cemetery.

March 8, 2013

Two caissons transport the sailors’ coffins at Arlington National Cemetery.

Linda Davidson / The Washington Post

The caskets are carried to their final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery.

March 8, 2013

The caskets are carried to their final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery.

Linda Davidson / The Washington Post

Flags are flipped and folded over the caskets at Arlington National Cemetery.

March 8, 2013

Flags are flipped and folded over the caskets at Arlington National Cemetery.

Linda Davidson / The Washington Post

The flags have been removed from the two coffins containing the crewmen’s remains.

March 8, 2013

The flags have been removed from the two coffins containing the crewmen’s remains.

Linda Davidson / The Washington Post

Elizabeth MacDonald touches one of the two coffins at Arlington National Cemetery.

March 8, 2013

Elizabeth MacDonald touches one of the two coffins at Arlington National Cemetery.

Linda Davidson / The Washington Post

Members of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard prepare to carry a casket holding the remains of one of two unknown sailors from the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor as the men are honored during an arrival ceremony at Dulles International Airport. The remains will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery at 4:30 p.m. Friday.

March 7, 2013

Members of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard prepare to carry a casket holding the remains of one of two unknown sailors from the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor as the men are honored during an arrival ceremony at Dulles International Airport. The remains will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery at 4:30 p.m. Friday.

Matt McClain / For The Washington Post

One of the caskets is removed from a commercial flight at Dulles Airport. The two men were found in the turret of the Monitor when it was raised from the ocean bottom in 2002. Sixteen men had perished when the vessel sank in a storm off Cape Hatteras, N.C.

March 7, 2013

One of the caskets is removed from a commercial flight at Dulles Airport. The two men were found in the turret of the Monitor when it was raised from the ocean bottom in 2002. Sixteen men had perished when the vessel sank in a storm off Cape Hatteras, N.C.

Matt McClain / For The Washington Post

A casket is removed from a commercial flight at Dulles Airport. After the remains were recovered in 2002, the military spent years trying to identify them.

March 7, 2013

A casket is removed from a commercial flight at Dulles Airport. After the remains were recovered in 2002, the military spent years trying to identify them.

Matt McClain / For The Washington Post

Members of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard carry a casket at Dulles Airport. One set of remains belonged to a younger man, about 21, whose skull showed he had suffered a broken nose; the other was that of an older man, about 35, whose bones showed he may have had a limp.

March 7, 2012

Members of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard carry a casket at Dulles Airport. One set of remains belonged to a younger man, about 21, whose skull showed he had suffered a broken nose; the other was that of an older man, about 35, whose bones showed he may have had a limp.

Matt McClain / For The Washington Post

Members of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard honor the men at the Dulles Airport. The USS Monitor is famous for engaging in the first battle between ironclad warships on March 9, 1862.

March 7, 2013

Members of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard honor the men at the Dulles Airport. The USS Monitor is famous for engaging in the first battle between ironclad warships on March 9, 1862.

Matt McClain / For The Washington Post

Members of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard carry one of the caskets at Dulles Airport. A century and a half after their deaths, the two sailors are to be buried with full military honors.

March 7, 2013

Members of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard carry one of the caskets at Dulles Airport. A century and a half after their deaths, the two sailors are to be buried with full military honors.

Matt McClain / For The Washington Post

Members of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard walk a casket toward a hearse at Dulles Airport.

March 7, 2013

Members of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard walk a casket toward a hearse at Dulles Airport.

Matt McClain / For The Washington Post

The casket for one of the unknown sailors sits in a hearse as the men are honored during the arrival ceremony at Dulles Airport.

March 7, 2013

The casket for one of the unknown sailors sits in a hearse as the men are honored during the arrival ceremony at Dulles Airport.

Matt McClain / For The Washington Post

Members of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard gesture after honoring the unknown sailors at Dulles Airport. The remains were flown to Virginia from Hawaii via Atlanta.

March 7, 2013

Members of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard gesture after honoring the unknown sailors at Dulles Airport. The remains were flown to Virginia from Hawaii via Atlanta.

Matt McClain / For The Washington Post

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