Airmen from the U. S. Air Force Honor Guard transfer Capt. David A. Wisniewski on to a caisson Aug. 23, 2010, at Arlington National Cemetery while HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters fly overhead. Captain Wisniewski died July 2 from injuries suffered during a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. He was with the 66th Rescue Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Gina Chiaverotti-Paige)

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Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry, traditionally known as "The Old Guard," transport Capt. David A. Wisniewski to his interment site Aug. 23, 2010, at Arlington National Cemetery, followed by Airmen from the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Gina Chiaverotti-Paige)

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Airmen from the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard carry Capt. David A. Wisniewski to his burial site at Arlington National Cemetery Aug. 23, 2010. Captain Wisniewski, who died July 2 from injuries suffered during a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, was buried in site 60, an area mainly for members who lost their lives fighting in Iraq or Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Gina Chiaverotti-Paige)

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Chet and Beverly Wisniewski receive the American flag that was draped over their son’s casket during his interment at Arlington National Cemetery Aug. 23, 2010. Capt. David A. Wisniewski, an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter pilot with the 66th Rescue Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., died July 2 from injuries suffered during a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Gina Chiaverotti-Paige)

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Melissa Sandberg, fiancé of Capt. David A. Wisniewski, is hugged by Deborah Mullen, wife of Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during her fiancé's interment at Arlington National Cemetery Aug. 23, 2010. Captain Wisniewski died July 2 from injuries suffered during a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Gina Chiaverotti-Paige)

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Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gives his condolences to Craig and Matt Wisniewski, brothers of Capt. David A. Wisniewski, during the captain’s interment at Arlington National Cemetery Aug. 23, 2010. Captain Wisniewski died July 2 from injuries suffered during a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Gina Chiaverotti-Paige)

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PHOTO ESSAY: Airmen pay homage to fallen hero

Published Sept. 7, 2010

Airmen from the U. S. Air Force Honor Guard transfer Capt. David A. Wisniewski on to a caisson Aug. 23, 2010, at Arlington National Cemetery while HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters fly overhead. Captain Wisniewski died July 2 from injuries suffered during a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. He was with the 66th Rescue Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Gina Chiaverotti-Paige)

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