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Army Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard, commanding general of the 1st Armored Division, smiles as he watches Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta address the El Paso Chamber of Commerce in El Paso, Texas, Jan. 12, 2012.

Army Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard, commanding general of the 1st Armored Division, smiles as he watches Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta address the El Paso Chamber of Commerce in El Paso, Texas, Jan. 12, 2012.

Army Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard, commanding general of the 1st Armored Division, smiles as he watches Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta address the El Paso Chamber of Commerce in El Paso, Texas, Jan. 12, 2012.

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