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This undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Air Force shows Lt. Gen. James M. Kowalski, the commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, who is responsible for the entire force of 450 Minuteman 3 missiles, plus the Air Force’s nuclear-capable bombers. (AP Photo/US Air Force)

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Audrey Fitzgerald, the widow to Lt. Col. Robert Pietsch, left is presented with an American flag by U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Basla during the funeral of Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Pietsch and Air Force Maj. Louis Guillermin, airmen from the Vietnam War at Arlington National Cemetary, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, October 16, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Audrey Fitzgerald, the widow to Lt. Col. Robert Pietsch, left is comforted by her son, David Pietsch, second from left, after recieving an American flag by U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Basla during the funeral of Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Pietsch and Air Force Maj. Louis Guillermin, airmen from the Vietnam War at Arlington National Cemetary, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, October 16, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Family and friends watch as a casket team carries a single casket for Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Pietsch and Air Force Maj. Louis Guillermin, airmen from the Vietnam War during a burial service at Arlington National Cemetary, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, October 16, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Family and friends including Audrey Fitzgerald, the widow to Lt. Col. Robert Pietsch, forth from right, and David Pietsch, the son of Lt. Col. Robert Pietsch, fifth from right, watch as a casket team carries a single casket for Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Pietsch and Air Force Maj. Louis Guillermin, airmen from the Vietnam War during a burial service at Arlington National Cemetary, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, October 16, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A single casket for Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Pietsch and Air Force Maj. Louis Guillermin, airmen from the Vietnam War arrives by caisson for the start of their burial service at Arlington National Cemetary, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, October 16, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A single casket for Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Pietsch and Air Force Maj. Louis Guillermin, airmen from the Vietnam War is loaded onto a caisson for the start of their burial service at Arlington National Cemetary, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, October 16, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)