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Defense Secretary Ash Carter, center, accepts the Patriot Award from National Defense University Foundation President Lawrence Rzepka and Sheila R. Ronis during a ceremony at the Reagan Building in Washington Oct. 27, 2016. DoD photo by Jim Garamone

Ash Carter Receives Patriot Award

Defense Secretary Ash Carter, center, accepts the Patriot Award from National Defense University Foundation President Lawrence Rzepka and Sheila R. Ronis during a ceremony at the Reagan Building in Washington Oct. 27, 2016. DoD photo by Jim Garamone

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