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Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, left, and his wife, Kathy, stand in front of the Marine Corps Color Guard during Allen's retirement ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., April 29, 2013.

Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, left, and his wife, Kathy, stand in front of the Marine Corps Color Guard during Allen's retirement ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., April 29, 2013.

Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, left, and his wife, Kathy, stand in front of the Marine Corps Color Guard during Allen's retirement ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., April 29, 2013.

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