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    Military Funeral Honors with Funeral Escort for U.S. Army Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Frank Brett in Section 2 [Image 20 of 26]

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    A military service member in formal dress uniform is bent over on a grassy hillside, appearing to place or tend to something at ground level. The setting appears to be a military cemetery or memorial grounds, suggested by the manicured grass and the soldier's ceremonial attire. The image is taken from a low angle against a clear blue sky with lush green trees in the background.

    ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

    04.24.2019

    Photo by Elizabeth Fraser   

    Arlington National Cemetery   

    Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard); The U.S. Army Band, “Pershing’s Own”, and The 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson Platoon, conduct military funeral honors with funeral escort for U.S. Army Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Frank Brett in Section 2 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, April 24, 2019.

    Frank was being interred with his brother, U.S. Navy Chaplain (Lt.) Robert Brett, who was interred in Section 2 near Chaplains Hill, in 1998 (after being moved from St. Mary’s Manor in Penndel, Pennsylvania).

    Robert joined the military first out of the two, signing up for the Naval Chaplaincy School and Center in Rhode Island during the Vietnam War. He was assigned to the 26th Marine Corps regiment at Phu Bai in Vietnam and on Feb. 22, 1968, during the 77-day Seige of Khe Sanh, died with seven others when they were hit by a 122-millimeter rocket. Robert was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and the Legion of Merit.

    Frank joined the Army months after his brother’s death and volunteered to go to Vietnam where he was assigned to the military police and earned honors including a Bronze Star for valor in 1970. After serving as a chaplain for 30 years, he retired in 1998.

    Frank and Robert's sister, Anastasia Lawlor, received the U.S. flag from Frank’s casket.

    (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released)

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    Date Taken: 04.24.2019
    Date Posted: 04.24.2019 16:26
    Photo ID: 5294355
    VIRIN: 190424-A-IW468-801
    Resolution: 7176x4789
    Size: 18.85 MB
    Location: ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, US

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