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ROTC cadets listen as Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to ROTC cadets from the University of North Carolina, Duke University and North Carolina State University during a visit to Chapel Hill, N.C., Feb. 7, 2015.

ROTC cadets listen as Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to ROTC cadets from the University of North Carolina, Duke University and North Carolina State University during a visit to Chapel Hill, N.C., Feb. 7, 2015.

ROTC cadets listen as Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to ROTC cadets from the University of North Carolina, Duke University and North Carolina State University during a visit to Chapel Hill, N.C., Feb. 7, 2015.

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