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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta is presented with the Military Order of Ayacucho by Peruvian Defense Minister Pedro Cateriano Bellido during a ceremony in Lima, Peru Oct. 6, 2012. Panetta is visiting South America on a four-day trip to strenghten defense relationships with Western Hemisphere counterparts.

ORDER OF AYACUCHO

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta is presented with the Military Order of Ayacucho by Peruvian Defense Minister Pedro Cateriano Bellido during a ceremony in Lima, Peru Oct. 6, 2012. Panetta is visiting South America on a four-day trip to strenghten defense relationships with Western Hemisphere counterparts.

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