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Participants in the 2008 National America Supports You Freedom walk listen as RoseAnn Lynch sings the national anthem at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Sept. 7, 2008. Thousands of people turned out for this year's Freedom Walk, which is a national tradition that calls on people to reflect on the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, remember those who responded, honor our veterans past and present and renew our commitment to freedom.

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Participants in the 2008 National America Supports You Freedom walk listen as RoseAnn Lynch sings the national anthem at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Sept. 7, 2008. Thousands of people turned out for this year's Freedom Walk, which is a national tradition that calls on people to reflect on the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, remember those who responded, honor our veterans past and present and renew our commitment to freedom.

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