Shaw Air Force Base Honor Guard members fold the United States flag during a retreat ceremony. “As we all fold the flag while executing a retreat ceremony ... I feel that it’s kind of like we’re all folding little pieces of a big picture at the same time,” said Airman 1st Class Arnold Gomez. “These traditions are what tie our Air Force together.”

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