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Navy Adm. James E. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and a Navy veteran of World War II render honors during a wreath laying 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 71 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

RENDERING HONORS

Navy Adm. James E. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and a Navy veteran of World War II render honors during a wreath laying 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 71 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

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