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Canadian and U.S. service members salute during the playing of each country's national anthem, prior to the start of the U.S.-Canada Defense Chiefs Strategy Dialogue at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., June 4, 2015.

Canadian and U.S. service members salute during the playing of each country's national anthem, prior to the start of the U.S.-Canada Defense Chiefs Strategy Dialogue at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., June 4, 2015.

Canadian and U.S. service members salute during the playing of each country's national anthem, prior to the start of the U.S.-Canada Defense Chiefs Strategy Dialogue at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., June 4, 2015.

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