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On the eve of the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks with family members of victims of United Airlines Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pa., Sept. 10, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

On the eve of the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks with family members of victims of United Airlines Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pa., Sept. 10, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

On the eve of the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks with family members of victims of United Airlines Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pa., Sept. 10, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

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