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Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets World War II veterans at the 26th National Memorial Day Concert on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., May 24, 2015. The concert included musical performances, documentary footage and dramatic readings in remembrance and appreciation of the fallen.

THANKING VETERANS

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets World War II veterans at the 26th National Memorial Day Concert on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., May 24, 2015. The concert included musical performances, documentary footage and dramatic readings in remembrance and appreciation of the fallen.

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