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President Barack Obama delivers a Memorial Day address as Defense Secretary Ash Carter, second from left, and Army Gen. Martin E Dempsey, far left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, look on at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., May 25, 2015.

MEMORIAL DAY ADDRESS

President Barack Obama delivers a Memorial Day address as Defense Secretary Ash Carter, second from left, and Army Gen. Martin E Dempsey, far left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, look on at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., May 25, 2015.

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