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Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with Vice President Richard Cheney before the admiral's retirement ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., July 27, 2007. Giambastiani retired with more than 37 years of commissioned service.

Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with Vice President Richard Cheney before the admiral's retirement ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., July 27, 2007. Giambastiani retired with more than 37 years of commissioned service.

Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with Vice President Richard Cheney before the admiral's retirement ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., July 27, 2007. Giambastiani retired with more than 37 years of commissioned service.

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