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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter talks with U.S. Marines at Souda Bay, Greece July 25, 2013, during a refueling stop while returning from a trip to Israel, Uganda and Ethiopia. Carter thanked the Marines individually and gave each one a commemorative coin.

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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter talks with U.S. Marines at Souda Bay, Greece July 25, 2013, during a refueling stop while returning from a trip to Israel, Uganda and Ethiopia. Carter thanked the Marines individually and gave each one a commemorative coin.

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