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Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright walks behind a procession of Turkish soldiers at the Ataturk Mausoleum in Ankara, Turkey, July 3, 2008. Cartwright paid respects to the country's founder, Kemal Ataturk, by laying a ceremonial wreath at the mausoleum.

RESPECT FOR ATATURK

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright walks behind a procession of Turkish soldiers at the Ataturk Mausoleum in Ankara, Turkey, July 3, 2008. Cartwright paid respects to the country's founder, Kemal Ataturk, by laying a ceremonial wreath at the mausoleum.

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