Burial service for Airman missing from World War II

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  • Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Regiment conduct the remains of U.S. Army Sgt. Charles A. Gardner to a burial service at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Thursday, December 4, 2014. Gardner was a crew member aboard a B-24D Liberator when the aircraft was shot down over New Guinea on April 10, 1944. His remains were recovered in 2001 and recently identified. (Mike Morones/Air Force Times)
  • A firing party from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment fires a volley during the burial service for U.S. Army Air Force Sgt. Charles A. Gardner at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Thursday, December 4, 2014. (Mike Morones/Air Force Times)
  • A bugler from the U.S. Army Band plays Taps during the burial service for U.S. Army Sgt. Charles A. Gardner at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Thursday, December 4, 2014. Gardner was a crew member aboard a B-24D Liberator when the aircraft was shot down over New Guinea on April 10, 1944. (Mike Morones/Air Force Times)
  • Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Regiment conduct a burial service for U.S. Army Sgt. Charles A. Gardner at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Thursday, December 4, 2014. Gardner was a crew member aboard a B-24D Liberator when the aircraft was shot down over New Guinea on April 10, 1944. (Mike Morones/Air Force Times)
  • Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Regiment conduct a burial service for U.S. Army Sgt. Charles A. Gardner at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Thursday, December 4, 2014. (Mike Morones/Air Force Times)
  • Command Sergeant Major Michael Callaghan-McCann, battalion sergeant major of 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), presents a flag to Theodore Gardner during a burial service for his brother U.S. Army Sgt. Charles A. Gardner at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Thursday, December 4, 2014. Gardner was a crew member aboard a B-24D Liberator when the aircraft was shot down over New Guinea on April 10, 1944. (Mike Morones/Air Force Times)
  • The caisson platoon from the 3rd Infantry Regiment carries the remains of U.S. Army Sgt. Charles A. Gardner to a burial service at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Thursday, December 4, 2014. Gardner was a crew member aboard a B-24D Liberator when the aircraft was shot down over New Guinea on April 10, 1944. His remains were recovered in 2001 and recently identified. (Mike Morones/Air Force Times)
  • The caisson platoon from the 3rd Infantry Regiment carries the remains of U.S. Army Sgt. Charles A. Gardner to a burial service at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Thursday, December 4, 2014. (Mike Morones/Air Force Times)
  • Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Regiment carry the remains of U.S. Army Sgt. Charles A. Gardner to a burial service at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Thursday, December 4, 2014. (Mike Morones/Air Force Times)
  • A full military honors burial service is held for U.S. Army Sgt. Charles A. Gardner at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Thursday, December 4, 2014. Gardner was a crew member aboard a B-24D Liberator when the aircraft was shot down over New Guinea on April 10, 1944. His remains were recovered in 2001 and recently identified. (Mike Morones/Air Force Times)