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U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, of Texas, center, and Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, Army vice chief of staff, left, greet President Barack Obama upon his arrival to Fort Bliss, Texas, Aug. 31, 2012.

U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, of Texas, center, and Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, Army vice chief of staff, left, greet President Barack Obama upon his arrival to Fort Bliss, Texas, Aug. 31, 2012.

U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, of Texas, center, and Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, Army vice chief of staff, left, greet President Barack Obama upon his arrival to Fort Bliss, Texas, Aug. 31, 2012.

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