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Chairman of Colombia's Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Freddy Padilla, U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, Colombia's Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos and U.S. Ambassador William Wood march during a military ceremony in Bogota, Colombia, Jan. 19, 2007.

PACE IN BOGOTA

Chairman of Colombia's Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Freddy Padilla, U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, Colombia's Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos and U.S. Ambassador William Wood march during a military ceremony in Bogota, Colombia, Jan. 19, 2007.

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