Gov. Phil Bryant speaks Saturday, July 14 2018 during ceremonies on the Mississippi Valley State University campus in Itta Bena, Miss., honoring the 15 Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman who died in a July 10, 2017 plane crash near the school. A monument recognizing the military personnel, a state road recognition and a landmark marker detailing the history of the plane crash were unveiled. More than 200 relatives and friends of the 16 people who died aboard the flight with the call sign Yanky 72, joined a couple hundred county residents and military supporters at the ceremonies. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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