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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Blake Adams, center, raises his right hand during the oath of enlistment for his promotion at the World Trade Center in New York, May 31, 2011.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Blake Adams, center, raises his right hand during the oath of enlistment for his promotion at the World Trade Center in New York, May 31, 2011.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Blake Adams, center, raises his right hand during the oath of enlistment for his promotion at the World Trade Center in New York, May 31, 2011.

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