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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace delivers chocolate-chip cookies that were made by his wife, Lynne, to the Marines stationed at the American Embassy in China during a visit to Beijing, March 22, 2007.

PACE IN CHINA

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace delivers chocolate-chip cookies that were made by his wife, Lynne, to the Marines stationed at the American Embassy in China during a visit to Beijing, March 22, 2007.

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