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A Joint Color Guard carries the flags from all 50 states during a military parade to honor retiring U.S. Sens. John Warner and Duncan Hunter on Whipple Field, Fort Myer, Va., Sept. 24, 2008.

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A Joint Color Guard carries the flags from all 50 states during a military parade to honor retiring U.S. Sens. John Warner and Duncan Hunter on Whipple Field, Fort Myer, Va., Sept. 24, 2008.

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