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Rev. James C. Williams, president of Chaminade High School, escorts Marine Gen. Peter Pace into the administration building at the Mineola, N.Y. campus, Sept. 19, 2007. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff spoke to 1,700 students at the school.

Rev. James C. Williams, president of Chaminade High School, escorts Marine Gen. Peter Pace into the administration building at the Mineola, N.Y. campus, Sept. 19, 2007. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff spoke to 1,700 students at the school.

Rev. James C. Williams, president of Chaminade High School, escorts Marine Gen. Peter Pace into the administration building at the Mineola, N.Y. campus, Sept. 19, 2007. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff spoke to 1,700 students at the school.

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