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"Sometimes there isn't a right answer," Chaplin Terry Roberts told the mourners during the service at Camp Lejeune. Jeff Janowski for NPR hide caption

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Safely Home, Marines Grieve For Their Fallen

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K-Dog, a bottlenose dolphin, leaps out of the water in front of Sgt. Andrew Garrett while training near the USS Gunston Hall in the Arabian Gulf in 2003. Attached to K-Dog's fin is a pinger device that allows the handler to keep track of the dolphin when out of sight. Brien Ahoan/AP hide caption

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The Navy's Other Seals ... And Dolphins

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Patrick Watson and The Wooden Arms find inspiration from cartoon music from the 1940s, and from composers like Debussy and Satie. courtesy of the artist hide caption

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The Sound Of Bottles And Bicycles

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