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A U.S. service members mans a machine gun mounted in the back of a pickup truck during Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz's trip to Basilan Island, the Philippines. Wolfowitz met June 3, 2002, with Philippine and U.S. military personnel to assess how U.S. aid is helping Philippine soldiers defeat the Abu Sayyaf terror group. Photo by Jim Garamone.

A U.S. service members mans a machine gun mounted in the back of a pickup truck during Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz's trip to Basilan Island, the Philippines. Wolfowitz met June 3, 2002, with Philippine and U.S. military personnel to assess how U.S. aid is helping Philippine soldiers defeat the Abu Sayyaf terror group. Photo by Jim Garamone.

A U.S. service members mans a machine gun mounted in the back of a pickup truck during Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz's trip to Basilan Island, the Philippines. Wolfowitz met June 3, 2002, with Philippine and U.S. military personnel to assess how U.S. aid is helping Philippine soldiers defeat the Abu Sayyaf terror group. Photo by Jim Garamone.

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