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Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with a veteran at the 7th annual "Stand Up For Heroes" event in New York, Nov. 6, 2013. The Bob Woodruff Foundation and the New York Comedy Festival presented the benefit, which raises money for post- 9/11 wounded veterans.

TALKING WITH A VET

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with a veteran at the 7th annual "Stand Up For Heroes" event in New York, Nov. 6, 2013. The Bob Woodruff Foundation and the New York Comedy Festival presented the benefit, which raises money for post- 9/11 wounded veterans.

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