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U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, center left, and Vice President Joe Biden talk after a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., March 24, 2015.

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, center left, and Vice President Joe Biden talk after a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., March 24, 2015.

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, center left, and Vice President Joe Biden talk after a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., March 24, 2015.

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