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Marine Gen. Charles Wilhelm, commander in chief of the U.S. Southern Command, greets members of the Marine Corps detachment Dec. 1 at the U.S. Embassy in Lima, Peru. From left are Wilhelm; Cpl. Armando Jimenez, Houston; Sgt. Justin Brown, Ruston, La.; and Sgt. Gregory Nardi, Long Island, N.Y. Douglas J. Gillert

Marine Gen. Charles Wilhelm, commander in chief of the U.S. Southern Command, greets members of the Marine Corps detachment Dec. 1 at the U.S. Embassy in Lima, Peru. From left are Wilhelm; Cpl. Armando Jimenez, Houston; Sgt. Justin Brown, Ruston, La.; and Sgt. Gregory Nardi, Long Island, N.Y. Douglas J. Gillert

Marine Gen. Charles Wilhelm, commander in chief of the U.S. Southern Command, greets members of the Marine Corps detachment Dec. 1 at the U.S. Embassy in Lima, Peru. From left are Wilhelm; Cpl. Armando Jimenez, Houston; Sgt. Justin Brown, Ruston, La.; and Sgt. Gregory Nardi, Long Island, N.Y. Douglas J. Gillert

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