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Marines from Alpha Company stand ready during the farewell ceremony for Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C., Aug. 3, 2011.

Marines from Alpha Company stand ready during the farewell ceremony for Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C., Aug. 3, 2011.

Marines from Alpha Company stand ready during the farewell ceremony for Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C., Aug. 3, 2011.

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