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Eglin Air Force Base – Dressed in the bright whites, deep blues and dense blacks of their service uniforms, Airmen, Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers came together once again May 6 to honor and remember their fallen explosive ordnance disposal brethren during the annual memorial ceremony at the Kauffman EOD Training Complex here.
Chief Master Sgt. John Pilla and Lt. Col. Andrew Clemmensen salute the list of lost Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technicians during the 49th Annual EOD Memorial Service, May 5. Names of recent fallen and past EOD technicians are added to the memorial wall and flags presented to their families during a ceremony each year at the Kauffman EOD Training Complex at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Army and Navy added 12 new names this year. The all-service total now stands at 338. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Samuel King Jr.)
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