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Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Edmund Giambastiani speaks during his retirement ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., July 27, 2007. Adm. Giambastiani is retiring after 37 years of commissioned service in the Navy.

GIAMBASTIANI RETIREMENT CEREMONY

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Edmund Giambastiani speaks during his retirement ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., July 27, 2007. Adm. Giambastiani is retiring after 37 years of commissioned service in the Navy.

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