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Marine Staff Sgt. Samuel D. Lecce honored in dignified transfer December 23

A U.S. Marine Corps carry team transfers the remains of Marine Staff Sgt. Samuel D. Lecce of Jefferson, Tennessee, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Dec. 23, 2022. Lecce was assigned to 3rd Marine Raider Battalion, Marine Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jason Minto)
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Matt Metschke: A path paved to AFMAO

Matt Metschke, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations case management branch chief, stands in front of the mortuary building at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, March 27, 2023. As the Case Management Branch chief at AFMAO, Metschke now oversees case assignments, is the service liaison for the Air Force when a case is to be sent to the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System and supervises three case managers that are assigned to different regions of the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jayden Ford)
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Medal Presentation

Chief Master Sgt. David Fish, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations chief enlisted manager, salutes Col. Thomas C. Joyce, AFMAO commander, during a medal presentation April 17, 2012 at the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs. Fish was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, fourth oak leaf cluster, during a commander’s call. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Myco Apat)
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Media ban reversed

Media attend a dignified transfer on April 6, 2009 after implementation of Secretary of Defense policy allowing media to attend dignified transfers if the family chooses to allow media presence.
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Media coverage

Freelance photographer Steve Ruark with the Associated Press, takes photos of the dignified transfer of Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Zarian A. Wood, of Houston, Texas, May 17, 2010 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Ruark has covered the dignified transfer of more than 500 of the nation’s fallen since the policy changed in 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)
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Media coverage of Tech. Sgt. Phillip Myers

More than 30 media representatives cover the dignified transfer of Air Force Tech. Sgt. Phillip A. Myers, of Hopewell, Va, at Dover Air Force Base, Del., April 5, 2009. This was the first dignified transfer photographed under the new Department of Defense policy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jason Minto)
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Media coverage of Tech. Sgt. Phillip Myers

More than 30 media representatives cover the dignified transfer of Air Force Tech. Sgt. Phillip A. Myers, of Hopewell, Va, at Dover Air Force Base, Del., April 5, 2009. This was the first dignified transfer photographed under the new Department of Defense policy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jason Minto)
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Meditation Pavilion

Army Chaplain (Col.) Scott Jensen, briefs former NFL player, Herschel Walker and actor Jeff Gendelman, in the meditation pavilion near the Fisher House for Families of the Fallen, Oct. 15, 2015 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The chaplain explained their role in supporting families of the fallen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Christin Michaud)
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Meditation Pavilion

Army Chaplain (Col.) Scott Jensen, briefs former NFL player, Herschel Walker and actor Jeff Gendelman, in the meditation pavilion near the Fisher House for Families of the Fallen, Oct. 15, 2015 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The chaplain explained their role in supporting families of the fallen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Christin Michaud)
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Meditation Pavilion

Air Force Col. Thomas C. Joyce, Air Force Mortuary Affairs commander, gives Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, a tour of the Campus for Families of the Fallen at Dover Air Force Base, Del., July 13, 2011. More than 5,000 family members have attended the dignified transfer of a loved one. Approximately 600 family members have stayed at the Fisher House since it opened in December. (U.S. Air Force photo/Christin Michaud)
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Meet a mortician: Robert Wilk

Robert Wilk, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations mortuary affairs specialist, poses for a portrait at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug 18, 2025. Mr. Wilk serves in the Mortuary Affairs Case Management Branch at AFMAO. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jason Minto)
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Meet a mortician: Tracey Bacon

Tracey Bacon, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations mortuary affairs specialist, poses for a portrait at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Sept. 19, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jason Minto)
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Memorial Flag Circle

The U.S. Flag, a POW Flag and flags from each of the Armed Forces fly at the Memorial Flag Circle in front of the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Jan. 25, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. James W. Jackson)
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Memorial Flag Circle

Petty Officer 1st Class Whit Sloane and Petty Officer 2nd Class Jennifer Howell raise the U.S. Navy Flag at the Memorial Flag Circle in front of the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs, Dover Air Force Base, Del., Jan. 24, 2012. Sloane is a Navy mortician assigned to Millington, Tenn., and Howell is a Navy mortician working with the liaison team at the mortuary here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. James. W. Jackson)
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Memorial Garden

State Representative Brad Bennett presents a Proclamation from the State of Delaware to Alice Witterholt, past president, Delaware Federal of Garden Clubs. (U.S. Air Force photo Roland Balik)
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Memorial Garden

Memorial garden dedication ceremony attendees stroll through the garden. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)
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Memorial Garden for Families of the Fallen

Memorial Garden for Center of Families of the Fallen. The garden was donated by the Delaware Federation Garden Club. (U.S. Air Force photo Roland Balik)
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Memorial Garden for Families of the Fallen

Alice Witterholt, past president of the Delaware Federation of Garden Clubs, presents Robin Raine, Families of the Fallen Support Branch Chief, with a Donor Book that will be left at the Center for Families of Fallen during the Memorial Garden Dedication Ceremony Tuesday at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balak)
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Memorial Garden for the Fallen Dedication Ceremony

A dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony for the Memorial Garden at the Center for Families of the Fallen was held at Dover Air Force Base, Del., on May 31, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)
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Memorial Garden for the Fallen Dedication Ceremony

A group tours the new Memorial Garden at the Center for Families of the Fallen at Dover Air Force Base, Del., on May 31, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)
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