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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks with Navy Cmdr. Thomas J. Dickinson, the commanding officer of the USS Barry, a guided missile destroyer operating in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, from his office in the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2013. Knowing the sacrifices the men and women aboard the ship are making, Hagel wanted to personally call them and thank them for their service.

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks with Navy Cmdr. Thomas J. Dickinson, the commanding officer of the USS Barry, a guided missile destroyer operating in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, from his office in the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2013. Knowing the sacrifices the men and women aboard the ship are making, Hagel wanted to personally call them and thank them for their service.

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