A U.S. Navy honor guardsman assigned to Navy Region
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A U.S. Navy honor guardsman assigned to Navy Region Hawaii presents the American flag to the family of Machinist's Mate First Class Arthur Glenn at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 21, 2018. On Dec. 7, 1941, Glenn was assigned to the USS Oklahoma which sustained fire from Japanese aircraft. The ship capsized after multiple torpedo hits, resulting in the deaths of more than 429 crew members at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor. Glenn is the 100th Oklahoma sailor identified through DNA analysis with the help of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and returned to his family for burial with full military honors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tyler N. Thompson)
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