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Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joins members of Congress to honor native American code talkers during a Congressional Gold Medal presentation ceremony at the Capitol Building, in Washington, D.C., Nov. 20, 2013.

Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joins members of Congress to honor native American code talkers during a Congressional Gold Medal presentation ceremony at the Capitol Building, in Washington, D.C., Nov. 20, 2013.

Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joins members of Congress to honor native American code talkers during a Congressional Gold Medal presentation ceremony at the Capitol Building, in Washington, D.C., Nov. 20, 2013.

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