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Marine Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, presents Navy Lt. Seth Stone with the Grateful Nation Award at the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs annual dinner in Washington, D.C., Oct. 15, 2007.

GRATEFUL NATION AWARD

Marine Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, presents Navy Lt. Seth Stone with the Grateful Nation Award at the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs annual dinner in Washington, D.C., Oct. 15, 2007.

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