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President Barack Obama speaks to service members while their senior enlisted advisors listen during the Commander in Chief's Ball in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2013.

CHIEF'S MESSAGE

President Barack Obama speaks to service members while their senior enlisted advisors listen during the Commander in Chief's Ball in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2013.

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