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Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter thanks members of an Army musical unit for their performance during his farewell ceremony at the Pentagon, Dec. 2, 2013.

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Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter thanks members of an Army musical unit for their performance during his farewell ceremony at the Pentagon, Dec. 2, 2013.

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