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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, talk with medical staff during a visit to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, Feb. 3, 2013. U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter joined the Bidens in visiting wounded and medical staff at the center.

BIDENS VISIT LANDSTUHL

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, talk with medical staff during a visit to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, Feb. 3, 2013. U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter joined the Bidens in visiting wounded and medical staff at the center.

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