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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center, speaks as President Barack Obama, left, and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stand next to him during a ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial, Sept. 11, 2014, to commemorate the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

COMMEMORATING 9/11

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center, speaks as President Barack Obama, left, and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stand next to him during a ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial, Sept. 11, 2014, to commemorate the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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