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Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England speaks during the opening ceremonies of the Freedom Walk, Sept. 9, 2007, near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. More than 10,000 people took part in the event honoring the memory of those lost in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

FREEDOM WALK

Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England speaks during the opening ceremonies of the Freedom Walk, Sept. 9, 2007, near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. More than 10,000 people took part in the event honoring the memory of those lost in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

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