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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel shares a laugh with U.S. Army Gen. James D. Thurman, then commander of U.S. Forces Korea, before a change-of-command ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 2, 2013. Hagel presented Thurman with a firefighter’s helmet with his name on it. During the ceremony, Thurman relinquished command to U.S. Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti.

FIREFIGHTER'S HELMET

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel shares a laugh with U.S. Army Gen. James D. Thurman, then commander of U.S. Forces Korea, before a change-of-command ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 2, 2013. Hagel presented Thurman with a firefighter’s helmet with his name on it. During the ceremony, Thurman relinquished command to U.S. Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti.

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