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Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, center, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, poses for a photograph with family members of Air Force Child of the Year nominee Sarah Francesca Hesterman, red dress, and Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen L. Hoog during the annual Military Child of the Year awards gala in Arlington, Va., April 16, 2015.

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, center, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, poses for a photograph with family members of Air Force Child of the Year nominee Sarah Francesca Hesterman, red dress, and Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen L. Hoog during the annual Military Child of the Year awards gala in Arlington, Va., April 16, 2015.

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, center, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, poses for a photograph with family members of Air Force Child of the Year nominee Sarah Francesca Hesterman, red dress, and Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen L. Hoog during the annual Military Child of the Year awards gala in Arlington, Va., April 16, 2015.

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