Virginia Carson gives a heart-felt thank you to the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations staff during a Thanksgiving luncheon, Nov. 17, 2011, at the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The mortuary building was named after Carson’s late husband, who served as chief mortuary officer from 1971 to 1996. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Agustin G. Salazar)