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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, center, and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James F. Amos speak with Marine Corps Sgt. Dakota L. Meyer during the Commandant's Marine Corps Ball in National Harbor, Md., Nov. 12, 2011. Meyer is the most recent Marine Corps recipient of the Medal of Honor.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, center, and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James F. Amos speak with Marine Corps Sgt. Dakota L. Meyer during the Commandant's Marine Corps Ball in National Harbor, Md., Nov. 12, 2011. Meyer is the most recent Marine Corps recipient of the Medal of Honor.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, center, and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James F. Amos speak with Marine Corps Sgt. Dakota L. Meyer during the Commandant's Marine Corps Ball in National Harbor, Md., Nov. 12, 2011. Meyer is the most recent Marine Corps recipient of the Medal of Honor.

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