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U.S. service members unfurl the 15-star flag during a flag-raising ceremony on Naval Station Rota in Rota, Spain, July, 4 2012. Naval Station Rota raises the U.S. flag only one day of the year due to limitations set in the Agreement for Defense Cooperation between the United States and the Kingdom of Spain.

ROTA UNFURLING

U.S. service members unfurl the 15-star flag during a flag-raising ceremony on Naval Station Rota in Rota, Spain, July, 4 2012. Naval Station Rota raises the U.S. flag only one day of the year due to limitations set in the Agreement for Defense Cooperation between the United States and the Kingdom of Spain.

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