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WWII Marine Repatriated to the U.S.

Wayne Bodker holds a U.S. flag that was draped over the casket of U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Frank Schmaltz at the Garden of Memories Funeral Home and Cemetery, Metairie, Louisiana, Oct. 13, 2025. The flag is a tribute of lasting importance to our service members, veterans and their families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

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Tags: MarForRes, WWII, funeral, Louisiana

Photo by: Lance Cpl. Van Hoang | VIRIN: 251013-M-VH127-1456.JPG

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