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A U.S. military honor guard prepares for a full honor cordon to welcome Russian Army Gen. Nikolay Y. Makarov, chief of the Russian general staff and first deputy defense minister general, to the Pentagon, July 12, 2012.

A U.S. military honor guard prepares for a full honor cordon to welcome Russian Army Gen. Nikolay Y. Makarov, chief of the Russian general staff and first deputy defense minister general, to the Pentagon, July 12, 2012.

A U.S. military honor guard prepares for a full honor cordon to welcome Russian Army Gen. Nikolay Y. Makarov, chief of the Russian general staff and first deputy defense minister general, to the Pentagon, July 12, 2012.

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