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Petty Officer 2nd Class Elizabeth Lopez, left, an Iraq veteran, and representatives from the Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation lay a wreath during the Veterans Day ceremony at the Vietnam War Memorial, Nov. 11, 2006.

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Petty Officer 2nd Class Elizabeth Lopez, left, an Iraq veteran, and representatives from the Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation lay a wreath during the Veterans Day ceremony at the Vietnam War Memorial, Nov. 11, 2006.

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