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Soldiers assigned to the New York Army National Guard Honor Guard prepare to carry the coffin containing the remains of Army Air Corps 2nd Lt. Joseph L. Burke from a Southwest airliner to a waiting hearse at Albany International Airport in Latham on May 1, 2026, during a dignified transfer of remains. Burke was taken prisoner by the Japanese in the Philippines in 1941 and killed by U.S. aircraft inadvertently in 1945. His remains were identified in 2025 and returned to his family in Troy, New York. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Jamie Spaulding)
| Date Taken: | 09.03.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 05.05.2026 15:46 |
| Photo ID: | 9663772 |
| VIRIN: | 260501-Z-YD502-1027 |
| Resolution: | 8192x5464 |
| Size: | 9.32 MB |
| Location: | LATHAM, NEW YORK, US |
| Web Views: | 2 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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NY Army National Guard Honor Guard welcomes home remains of World War II Airman after 84 years
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