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U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Jane D. Hartley, U.S. ambassador to France, lay a wreath at Place de La Republique in Paris, Jan. 20, 2016, to honor the victims of the November attacks in the city. Carter is in Paris to meet with his French counterpart and attend a defense ministerial, which will address the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen

La Republique Wreath

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Jane D. Hartley, U.S. ambassador to France, lay a wreath at Place de La Republique in Paris, Jan. 20, 2016, to honor the victims of the November attacks in the city. Carter is in Paris to meet with his French counterpart and attend a defense ministerial, which will address the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen

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