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Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno offers remarks during the Memorial Day parade in Washington, D.C., May 27, 2013. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, right center, and Navy Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, right, chief of naval operations, attended the observance.

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Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno offers remarks during the Memorial Day parade in Washington, D.C., May 27, 2013. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, right center, and Navy Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, right, chief of naval operations, attended the observance.

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