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Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, shakes hands with and coins service members before boarding his plane after visiting Fort Rucker, Ala., June 4, 2013.

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Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, shakes hands with and coins service members before boarding his plane after visiting Fort Rucker, Ala., June 4, 2013.

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