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Japanese Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto, left, and U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, second from left, render honors during the playing of taps at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Aug. 4, 2012. The leaders also visited the cemetery's Section 60.

RENDERING TAPS

Japanese Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto, left, and U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, second from left, render honors during the playing of taps at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Aug. 4, 2012. The leaders also visited the cemetery's Section 60.

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