Larry Downing / Reuters
Sixth grade students from the Park Maitland School in Maitland, Fla., watch as Marine One, carrying President Barack Obama, takes off from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, D.C. as he departs for Las Vegas, Tuesday.
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Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP
President Barack Obama is seen silhouetted inside Marine One helicopter during his arrival on the South Lawn of the White House on Aug. 9. Obama made an unannounced trip to Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, to pay tribute to the 30 U.S. troops killed over the weekend in Afghanistan.
msnbc.com news services report:
Obama and top military officials joined families in witnessing what the Pentagon called the "dignified transfer" of remains at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, home of the largest U.S. military mortuary.
A White House official said Obama at Dover boarded each of the two huge C-17 aircraft holding the remains and paid his respects and joined in a prayer, NBC News reported.
He then spent 70 minutes offering condolences to about 250 family members and armed service personnel. Read the full story.
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