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Her Majesty Queen Beatrix, left, Queen of the Netherlands, walks with U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki to preside over the 66th annual American Memorial Day ceremony at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial in Margraten, Netherlands, May 30, 2010.

Her Majesty Queen Beatrix, left, Queen of the Netherlands, walks with U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki to preside over the 66th annual American Memorial Day ceremony at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial in Margraten, Netherlands, May 30, 2010.

Her Majesty Queen Beatrix, left, Queen of the Netherlands, walks with U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki to preside over the 66th annual American Memorial Day ceremony at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial in Margraten, Netherlands, May 30, 2010.

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