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Navy Adm. James E. Winnefeld, Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gives the keynote address at the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 2012. Veterans from around the country attended the ceremony honoring the fallen and survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 71 years ago.

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Navy Adm. James E. Winnefeld, Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gives the keynote address at the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 2012. Veterans from around the country attended the ceremony honoring the fallen and survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 71 years ago.

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