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Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, and Army Maj. Gen. Eric P. Wendt, chief of staff of the U.S. Pacific Command, render honors after Carter placed a wreath at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Nov. 5, 2015. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

Hand Over Heart

Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, and Army Maj. Gen. Eric P. Wendt, chief of staff of the U.S. Pacific Command, render honors after Carter placed a wreath at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Nov. 5, 2015. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

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