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Turkish soldiers march a wreath bearing the name of U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel as Hagel follows at Anitkabir in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 8, 2014. The tomb at Anitkabir is the final resting place of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who lead the Turkish War of Independence.

Turkish soldiers march a wreath bearing the name of U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel as Hagel follows at Anitkabir in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 8, 2014. The tomb at Anitkabir is the final resting place of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who lead the Turkish War of Independence.

Turkish soldiers march a wreath bearing the name of U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel as Hagel follows at Anitkabir in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 8, 2014. The tomb at Anitkabir is the final resting place of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who lead the Turkish War of Independence.

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