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U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, listens to a question from a service member during a town hall meeting in Baghdad, Nov. 15, 2014. Dempsey visited deployed U.S. service members, U.S. civilians and Iraqi leaders.

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U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, listens to a question from a service member during a town hall meeting in Baghdad, Nov. 15, 2014. Dempsey visited deployed U.S. service members, U.S. civilians and Iraqi leaders.

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