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Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joins the services' senior enlisted advisors in paying respects during an Armed Forces Day wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., May 18, 2013.

ARMED FORCES DAY

Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joins the services' senior enlisted advisors in paying respects during an Armed Forces Day wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., May 18, 2013.

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