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Airmen salute the lowering of a flag during a flag retirement ceremony at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 28, 2016. The airmen are assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron. The unit raised a new flag for Memorial Day events. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman

Lowering the Flag

Airmen salute the lowering of a flag during a flag retirement ceremony at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 28, 2016. The airmen are assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron. The unit raised a new flag for Memorial Day events. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman

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