A transfer case containing possible remains of an unidentified Marine from the battle at Tarawa rests aboard a C-17 Globemaster prior to a dignified transfer ceremony, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 10, 2017. The contents of the transfer case will be examined by forensic anthropologists and forensic odontologists at Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency's (DPAA) skeletal identification laboratory. DPAA’s mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel, their families and the nation.

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