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Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James F. Amos, right, and his wife, Bonnie, escort Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta during the Commandant's Marine Corps Ball in National Harbor, Md., Nov. 12, 2011.

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James F. Amos, right, and his wife, Bonnie, escort Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta during the Commandant's Marine Corps Ball in National Harbor, Md., Nov. 12, 2011.

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James F. Amos, right, and his wife, Bonnie, escort Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta during the Commandant's Marine Corps Ball in National Harbor, Md., Nov. 12, 2011.

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