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James Nicholson, former secretary of Veteran Affairs, speaks to the press about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial before the ceremony, May 7, 2008, Washington, D.C. Jan C. Scruggs, left, founder and president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, looks on.

James Nicholson, former secretary of Veteran Affairs, speaks to the press about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial before the ceremony, May 7, 2008, Washington, D.C. Jan C. Scruggs, left, founder and president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, looks on.

James Nicholson, former secretary of Veteran Affairs, speaks to the press about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial before the ceremony, May 7, 2008, Washington, D.C. Jan C. Scruggs, left, founder and president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, looks on.

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