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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks with veterans at the wreath-laying ceremony to honor the 238th-year legacy of the Marine Corps at the Iwo Jima War Memorial in Arlington, Va., Nov. 9, 2013.

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks with veterans at the wreath-laying ceremony to honor the 238th-year legacy of the Marine Corps at the Iwo Jima War Memorial in Arlington, Va., Nov. 9, 2013.

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