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U.S. service members present dog tags to members of the USA Men’s Soccer World Cup team during a ceremony at Everbank Field, Jacksonville, Fla., June 6, 2014. The team is headed to the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Marine Corps. Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battalgia, senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, commanded the ceremony.

DOD TAG CEREMONY

U.S. service members present dog tags to members of the USA Men’s Soccer World Cup team during a ceremony at Everbank Field, Jacksonville, Fla., June 6, 2014. The team is headed to the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Marine Corps. Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battalgia, senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, commanded the ceremony.

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