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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, and his wife, Betty, attend a gala to benefit the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, or TAPS, in Washington, D.C., March 19, 2013.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, and his wife, Betty, attend a gala to benefit the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, or TAPS, in Washington, D.C., March 19, 2013.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, and his wife, Betty, attend a gala to benefit the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, or TAPS, in Washington, D.C., March 19, 2013.

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