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U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gives his remarks during the change-of-command ceremony for the U.S. Southern Command in Miami, Fla., Oct. 19, 2006.

PACE GIVES REMARKS

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gives his remarks during the change-of-command ceremony for the U.S. Southern Command in Miami, Fla., Oct. 19, 2006.

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