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Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery and Washington, D.C on May 31, 2010.

Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery and Washington, D.C on May 31, 2010.

Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery and Washington, D.C on May 31, 2010.

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