When the fallen return home
The lift of the media ban on homecomings of war casualties offers a personal look at the fallen -- and those who welcome them back to the United States.
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A transfer case containing the remains of Marine Lance Cpl. Maung P. Htaik sits on a loader at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Jan. 3, 2011. According to the Department of Defense, Htaik, of Hagerstown, Md., died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
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