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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III speaks to U.S. Army soldiers in 5th Battalion, 7th Calvary Regiment, at Joint Security Station Falcon in Iraq, Oct. 26, 2010.

U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III speaks to U.S. Army soldiers in 5th Battalion, 7th Calvary Regiment, at Joint Security Station Falcon in Iraq, Oct. 26, 2010.

U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III speaks to U.S. Army soldiers in 5th Battalion, 7th Calvary Regiment, at Joint Security Station Falcon in Iraq, Oct. 26, 2010.

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