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Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during a dinner held in honor of U.S. military service members killed in Afghanistan. The dinner was held May 29, 2014, at the Washington, D.C., residence of Afghanistan's ambassador to the United States.

Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during a dinner held in honor of U.S. military service members killed in Afghanistan. The dinner was held May 29, 2014, at the Washington, D.C., residence of Afghanistan's ambassador to the United States.

Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during a dinner held in honor of U.S. military service members killed in Afghanistan. The dinner was held May 29, 2014, at the Washington, D.C., residence of Afghanistan's ambassador to the United States.

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