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U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno stands next to his West Point classmate, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. John D. Gardner, during his retirement ceremony in Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, April 2, 2012. Both graduated from the class of 1976.

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno stands next to his West Point classmate, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. John D. Gardner, during his retirement ceremony in Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, April 2, 2012. Both graduated from the class of 1976.

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno stands next to his West Point classmate, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. John D. Gardner, during his retirement ceremony in Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, April 2, 2012. Both graduated from the class of 1976.

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