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U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Australian army Gen. David Hurley, chief of Australia’s defense force, render honors during an honors cordon on Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C., Nov. 21, 2013

GENERAL'S SALUTE

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Australian army Gen. David Hurley, chief of Australia’s defense force, render honors during an honors cordon on Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C., Nov. 21, 2013

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