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U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr., left, and U.S. Army Cpt. Johnson, right, talk at Camp Higashi-Chitose, Japan, Dec. 16, 2009. Casey visited U.S. soldiers serving in Japan to thank them for their service and to wish them happy holidays.

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr., left, and U.S. Army Cpt. Johnson, right, talk at Camp Higashi-Chitose, Japan, Dec. 16, 2009. Casey visited U.S. soldiers serving in Japan to thank them for their service and to wish them happy holidays.

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr., left, and U.S. Army Cpt. Johnson, right, talk at Camp Higashi-Chitose, Japan, Dec. 16, 2009. Casey visited U.S. soldiers serving in Japan to thank them for their service and to wish them happy holidays.

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