Dover Air Force Base is tied to many famous missions. Here's a look

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Dover Air Force Base is home to the nation's only port mortuary, which processes the remains of fallen service members.

DAFB has been involved with space missions.

Not all missions for Dover Air Force Base involve military casualties.

Deeply tied to some of America's most historic events, including some not related to war, Dover Air Force Base has long anchored homecomings for heroes who lost their lives in combat.

DAFB was founded in 1948 and its mortuary was established in 1955. The mortuary has hosted victims from the battlefield, space missions, terrorist attacks and base shootings. Over 20,000 of the Vietnam War's fallen troops came to Dover, according to the Associated Press .

Since 2001, Dover Air Force Base has had the only port mortuary in the country.