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Brazilian Gen. Enzo Martins Peri, Brazilian army commander, awards the Order of Military Merit to U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno at the Brazilian army headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil, Nov. 14, 2012.

MILITARY MERIT

Brazilian Gen. Enzo Martins Peri, Brazilian army commander, awards the Order of Military Merit to U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno at the Brazilian army headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil, Nov. 14, 2012.

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