Dignified Transfer
Tech. Sgt. Latersa Frazier, a personal effects supervisor in the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Center at Dover Air Force Base, Del., polishes a watch April 1 to demonstrate the cleaning process used on personal effects during preparation of remains, part of the dignified transfer process. The personal effects office prepares and cleans all items to be returned to the families of fallen heroes. Sergeant Frazier is deployed from the 43rd Force Support Squadron at Pope Air Force Base, N.C.
(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)