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U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses questions from soldiers at Task Force Rugged at a forward operating base in Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan, Sept. 2, 2007.

ADDRESSING THE TROOPS

U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses questions from soldiers at Task Force Rugged at a forward operating base in Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan, Sept. 2, 2007.

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