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Final Rest

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Traditional military burials are always moving. There’s something incredibly moving about the thought of one’s life being dedicated to their countrymen.

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Maj. Brendan Murphy, with South Dakota National Guard, gives a final salute to Leonard Sloan whose remains were laid to rest at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis on Monday afternoon Feb. 9, thirty-two years after his death. 

by Kristina Barker