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Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke to players on the USA Basketball men’s and women’s national teams before they took to the courts for a scrimmage at the District of Columbia National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. on July 14, 2012.

PEP TALK

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke to players on the USA Basketball men’s and women’s national teams before they took to the courts for a scrimmage at the District of Columbia National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. on July 14, 2012.

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