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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks at the Soldiers' Angels Gala, Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center, Washington, D.C., Nov. 6, 2008. Soldiers' Angels is a nonprofit group that sends letters, care packages, and comfort items to the deployed; supports their families at home; provides assistance to the wounded and continuing support for veterans after they return.

SOLDIERS' ANGELS GALA

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks at the Soldiers' Angels Gala, Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center, Washington, D.C., Nov. 6, 2008. Soldiers' Angels is a nonprofit group that sends letters, care packages, and comfort items to the deployed; supports their families at home; provides assistance to the wounded and continuing support for veterans after they return.

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