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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, second from right, and Michael L. Rhodes, the Defense Department's director of administration and management, stand for the presentation of colors at the beginning of the department's 28th annual observance of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Pentagon, Jan. 24, 2013.

PRESENTATION OF COLORS

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, second from right, and Michael L. Rhodes, the Defense Department's director of administration and management, stand for the presentation of colors at the beginning of the department's 28th annual observance of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Pentagon, Jan. 24, 2013.

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