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A soldier beams as she hugs Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, at a sports facility on Camp Victory, Iraq, July 4, 2010. DoD photo by Elaine Wilson

A soldier beams as she hugs Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, at a sports facility on Camp Victory, Iraq, July 4, 2010. DoD photo by Elaine Wilson

A soldier beams as she hugs Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, at a sports facility on Camp Victory, Iraq, July 4, 2010. DoD photo by Elaine Wilson

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