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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Laura Means, left, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Robert Rupe, center, and Master Sgt. Mike Lavigne, second from right, stand before each receives the Bronze Star for their service from U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno during his visit to Lucius D. Clay Kaserne, formerly Wiesbaden Army Airfield, in Wiesbaden, Germany, April 30, 2013. Odierno also acknowledged Arthur Chee, far right, with a 50-year pin and certificate for his service with the Army.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Laura Means, left, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Robert Rupe, center, and Master Sgt. Mike Lavigne, second from right, stand before each receives the Bronze Star for their service from U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno during his visit to Lucius D. Clay Kaserne, formerly Wiesbaden Army Airfield, in Wiesbaden, Germany, April 30, 2013. Odierno also acknowledged Arthur Chee, far right, with a 50-year pin and certificate for his service with the Army.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Laura Means, left, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Robert Rupe, center, and Master Sgt. Mike Lavigne, second from right, stand before each receives the Bronze Star for their service from U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno during his visit to Lucius D. Clay Kaserne, formerly Wiesbaden Army Airfield, in Wiesbaden, Germany, April 30, 2013. Odierno also acknowledged Arthur Chee, far right, with a 50-year pin and certificate for his service with the Army.

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