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Marines with Motor Transportation Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 453, Combat Logistics Regiment 4, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, escort the hearse carrying Pfc. Elmer L. Mathies during a memorial service in Hereford, Texas, May 28, 2016. Mathies is a World War II veteran who was killed in action during the Battle of Tarawa in 1943. His remains were found and recovered on the island in 2015 by the nonprofit organization History Flight, which is dedicated to preserving and honoring World War II, Vietnam and Gulf War combat veterans. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Ramirez/ Released)