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Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, left, shakes hands with Austrian army Col. Rudolf Zauner during the Army War College's graduation ceremony for the Class of 2013 in Carlisle Barracks, Pa. June 8, 2013. Zauner won the Commandant’s Award for Distinction in Research for his essay: “Cooperation and Integration: Keeping Austria’s Forces Relevant for 21st Century.”

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, left, shakes hands with Austrian army Col. Rudolf Zauner during the Army War College's graduation ceremony for the Class of 2013 in Carlisle Barracks, Pa. June 8, 2013. Zauner won the Commandant’s Award for Distinction in Research for his essay: “Cooperation and Integration: Keeping Austria’s Forces Relevant for 21st Century.”

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, left, shakes hands with Austrian army Col. Rudolf Zauner during the Army War College's graduation ceremony for the Class of 2013 in Carlisle Barracks, Pa. June 8, 2013. Zauner won the Commandant’s Award for Distinction in Research for his essay: “Cooperation and Integration: Keeping Austria’s Forces Relevant for 21st Century.”

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