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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ron Terrell, with the Naval Safety Center, talks with a veteran at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Hampton, Va., Nov. 8, 2007. Marines from the safety center visited the hospital to share a Marine Corps birthday cake with veterans.

MARINE BIRTHDAY

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ron Terrell, with the Naval Safety Center, talks with a veteran at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Hampton, Va., Nov. 8, 2007. Marines from the safety center visited the hospital to share a Marine Corps birthday cake with veterans.

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