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Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, left, Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England, center, and Ohio House of Representatives Speaker Jon Husted, stand during the singing of the national anthem as part of the Lima Company Memorial ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, May 23, 2008.

NATIONAL ANTHEM

Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, left, Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England, center, and Ohio House of Representatives Speaker Jon Husted, stand during the singing of the national anthem as part of the Lima Company Memorial ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, May 23, 2008.

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