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Chef Emeril Lagasse poses with the winners of his military-only cooking contest and other servicemembers and military family members April 6, 2007, during a break in the filming of “Emeril’s Military Contest,” a future “Emeril Live” episode.

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Chef Emeril Lagasse poses with the winners of his military-only cooking contest and other servicemembers and military family members April 6, 2007, during a break in the filming of “Emeril’s Military Contest,” a future “Emeril Live” episode.

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