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A New York police officer salutes Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno during a visit to the 9/11 Memorial in New York, Feb. 14, 2012. The 9/11 Memorial is a national tribute of remembrance and honor to the men, women and children killed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and Feb. 26, 1993.

A New York police officer salutes Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno during a visit to the 9/11 Memorial in New York, Feb. 14, 2012. The 9/11 Memorial is a national tribute of remembrance and honor to the men, women and children killed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and Feb. 26, 1993.

A New York police officer salutes Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno during a visit to the 9/11 Memorial in New York, Feb. 14, 2012. The 9/11 Memorial is a national tribute of remembrance and honor to the men, women and children killed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and Feb. 26, 1993.

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