A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army Spc. Elijah J. Rao of Lake Oswego, Ore., at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Dec 7, 2009. Rao was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo. He died Dec. 5 in Alin Gar district, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jason Minto)