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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta sings happy birthday along with his staff to Carrie Kagawa, a member of the the secretary's advance travel staff, in Punta Del Este, Uruguay, Oct. 7, 2012.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta sings happy birthday along with his staff to Carrie Kagawa, a member of the the secretary's advance travel staff, in Punta Del Este, Uruguay, Oct. 7, 2012.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta sings happy birthday along with his staff to Carrie Kagawa, a member of the the secretary's advance travel staff, in Punta Del Este, Uruguay, Oct. 7, 2012.

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