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Secretary of Defense Ash Carter gestures toward Anthony Sadler during a Pentagon ceremony honoring him for his role in stopping a gunman on a Paris-bound train outside of Brussels, Sept. 17, 2015. DoD Photo by Glenn Fawcett

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Secretary of Defense Ash Carter gestures toward Anthony Sadler during a Pentagon ceremony honoring him for his role in stopping a gunman on a Paris-bound train outside of Brussels, Sept. 17, 2015. DoD Photo by Glenn Fawcett

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