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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William C. Mayville Jr., left, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles V. Sasser Jr., right, lay a wreath in honor of fallen U.S. service members during a Memorial Day ceremony on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 28, 2012.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William C. Mayville Jr., left, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles V. Sasser Jr., right, lay a wreath in honor of fallen U.S. service members during a Memorial Day ceremony on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 28, 2012.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William C. Mayville Jr., left, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles V. Sasser Jr., right, lay a wreath in honor of fallen U.S. service members during a Memorial Day ceremony on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 28, 2012.

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