Full military honors

Friends and family place personal items on the casket of Col. Wendell Keller, of Fargo N.D. and Capt.Virgil K. Meroney, of Fayetteville, Ark., after their official funeral at the Arlington National Cemetery Oct. 20, 2012. March 1, 1969, Col. Wendell Keller and Capt. Virgil Meroney were the crew of an F-4D Phantom II aircraft that went down while carrying out a night time strike mission in Khammouan Province, Laos. Nearby aircrews reported seeing the aircraft hit by enemy fire. No parachutes were seen after the aircraft was hit. Heavy enemy presence in the area prevented recovery efforts. Between 1994 to 2011, the (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)

Full military honors

Col. John Devillier, Air Force Mortuary Affairs, Commander, provides his condolences to Mr. Greg Mille, son to Col. Wendell Keller, after Mr. Miller's father's official funeral at the Arlington National Cemetery Oct. 20, 2012. March 1, 1969, Col. Wendell Keller and Capt. Virgil Meroney were the crew of an F-4D Phantom II aircraft that went down while carrying out a night time strike mission in Khammouan Province, Laos. Nearby aircrews reported seeing the aircraft hit by enemy fire. No parachutes were seen after the aircraft was hit. Heavy enemy presence in the area prevented recovery efforts. Between 1994 to 2011, the (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)

Full military honors

The U.S.Air Force Honor Guard's Body Bearers team prepares to remove the remains of Col. Wendell Keller, of Fargo, N.D., and Capt.Virgil K. Meroney, of Fayetteville, Ark., from the caisson and carry them to their final resting place at the Arlington National Cemetery Oct. 20, 2012. March 1, 1969, Keller and Meroney were the crew of an F-4D Phantom II aircraft that went down while carrying out a night time strike mission in Khammouan Province, Laos. Nearby aircrews reported seeing the aircraft hit by enemy fire. No parachutes were seen after the aircraft was hit. Heavy enemy presence in the area prevented recovery efforts. Between 1994 to 2011, the (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)

Salutes rendered

Chief Master Sgt. Sean Applegate, middle, and Col. John Devillier, right, salute while the remains Col. Wendell Keller, of Fargo, N.D., and Capt.Virgil K. Meroney, of Fayetteville, Ark., depart in a hearse from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Oct. 18, 2012. The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard and family members were present at the arrival. March 1, 1969, Keller and Meroney were the crew of an F-4D Phantom II aircraft that went down while carrying out a night time strike mission in Khammouan Province, Laos. Nearby aircrews reported seeing the aircraft hit by enemy fire. No parachutes were seen after the aircraft was hit. Heavy enemy presence in the area prevented recovery efforts. Between 1994 to 2011, the (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)

Full military honors

U.S. Air Force Honor Guard members carry the remains of Col. Wendell Keller, of Fargo N.D. and Capt.Virgil K. Meroney, of Fayetteville, Ark., at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Oct. 18, 2012. Family members were present at the arrival. March 1, 1969, Keller and Meroney were the crew of an F-4D Phantom II aircraft that went down while carrying out a night time strike mission in Khammouan Province, Laos. Nearby aircrews reported seeing the aircraft hit by enemy fire. No parachutes were seen after the aircraft was hit. Heavy enemy presence in the area prevented recovery efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)

Wounded Warrior Care

Army Sgt. James Nickelson navigates a jeep through rough terrain while Murphy looks out a window during an off-road event in Gore, Va., Sept. 15, 2012. Nickelson is assigned to Battle Company, Warrior Transition Battalion, Bethesda, Md. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)