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    Full Honors Funeral of Former Secretary of the Army Togo D. West, Jr. in Section 34 of Arlington National Cemetery [Image 10 of 15]

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    Full Honors Funeral of Former Secretary of the Army Togo D. West, Jr. in Section 34 of Arlington National Cemetery

    ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

    04.26.2018

    Photo by Elizabeth Fraser   

    Arlington National Cemetery   

    The U.S. Army Presidential Salute Battery of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) fires a 19 gun salute during the funeral of former Secretary of the Army Togo D. West, Jr. in Section 34 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, April 26, 2018.

    West served as both Secretary of the Army and Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the Clinton Administration, and was the second African-American to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs. West was also a Captain in the U.S. Army and the former General Counsel of the Navy in the Carter Administration.

    West’s spouse, Gail Berry West, received the American flags from his casket.

    (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released) (This image was created in color and changed to black-and-white)

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    Date Taken: 04.26.2018
    Date Posted: 04.26.2018 16:26
    Photo ID: 4339263
    VIRIN: 180426-A-IW468-202
    Resolution: 4758x3175
    Size: 8.29 MB
    Location: ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, US

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