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    An elderly man seated at a table is being kissed on the cheek by an older woman wearing a red and white shirt with what appears to be an organizational patch. A younger woman in a purple jacket stands smiling in the background. The setting appears to be an indoor event or meeting room.

    WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NEW MEXICO, UNITED STATES

    03.18.2017

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar    

    335th Signal Command (Theater)

    Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, a survivor of the Bataan Death March, gets a kiss from Ulli Dunn, a volunteer for the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, before Skardon gave a speech to a standing-room only crowd, March 18, 2017. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar)

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    Date Taken: 03.18.2017
    Date Posted: 03.20.2017 13:49
    Photo ID: 3242437
    VIRIN: 170318-A-ZU930-001
    Resolution: 2700x1856
    Size: 2.43 MB
    Location: WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NEW MEXICO, US
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