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Rep. Duncan Hunter, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, troops the line with the troop commander during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 16, 2005. Hunter is a Vietnam veteran who served in the 173rd Airborne Brigade and 75th Army Ranger Regiment, and his father served as an artillery officer in the South Pacific during World War II. His oldest son has served two tours as a Marine in Iraq.

POW/MIA Recognition

Rep. Duncan Hunter, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, troops the line with the troop commander during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 16, 2005. Hunter is a Vietnam veteran who served in the 173rd Airborne Brigade and 75th Army Ranger Regiment, and his father served as an artillery officer in the South Pacific during World War II. His oldest son has served two tours as a Marine in Iraq.

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