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The military has long borne a sacred obligation: to treat its fallen members and their families with utmost levels of dignity and honor.

A Marine carry team at Dover Air Force Base, Del., moves a transfer case containing the remains of a Marine who died in October while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Steve Ruark/Associated Press

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