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Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, right, applaud after the national anthem is played before the start of the Army-Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2012.

Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, right, applaud after the national anthem is played before the start of the Army-Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2012.

Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, right, applaud after the national anthem is played before the start of the Army-Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2012.

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