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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hands out several hundred of his signature coins to soldiers and airmen following an all-hands call at the Ritz-Epps Physical Fitness Center on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 31, 2008.

MEETING THE TROOPS

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hands out several hundred of his signature coins to soldiers and airmen following an all-hands call at the Ritz-Epps Physical Fitness Center on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 31, 2008.

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