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Marine Corps. Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shakes hands with Samuel Muldrew, right, a World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient, during halftime at the U.S.-Nigerian soccer match at Everbank Field, Jacksonville, Fla., June 7, 2014. Alvin Brown, center, mayor of Jacksonville, Fla., looks on.

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Marine Corps. Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shakes hands with Samuel Muldrew, right, a World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient, during halftime at the U.S.-Nigerian soccer match at Everbank Field, Jacksonville, Fla., June 7, 2014. Alvin Brown, center, mayor of Jacksonville, Fla., looks on.

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