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Stanley Frank Stan Stearns (May 11 1935 – March 2 2012) was an American photographer who captured the iconic image of a three year old John F. Kennedy Jr. saluting the coffin of his father US President John F. Kennedy at his father’s funeral. Born in Annapolis Maryland he spent four years in the United States Air Force as a photographer for Stars and Stripes before joining United Press International.