US Army (USA) Colonel (COL) Richard Dillon, Head of USA Mortuary Affairs, and US Air Force (USAF) COL Dennis Ployer, Commander, 447th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), secure a United Nations (UN) Flag over the transfer case of UN Chief Ambassador to Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello, prior to a memorial service at the Baghdad International Airport. Sergio Vieira de Mello was a victim of a homicide truck bombing at the United Nations Office of Humanitarian Coordinator in Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Sergio Vieira de Mello DF-SD-04-02189

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