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A US Air Force (USAF) Honor Guard removes a coffin carrying the remains of a Space Shuttle Columbia crewmember from a USAF HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, at Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA), where the remains will be held, awaiting transport to Dover AFB, Delaware. Barksdale AFB personnel held Ceremonies honoring each of the Columbia Space Shuttle crewmembers as they are returned to their families. Commander (CDR) Harold Robinson (left), US Navy Reserve (USNR) Chaplain, accompanied the Honor Guard