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U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks about Henry Kissinger at the National Defense University Foundation American Patriot Award gala in Washington, D.C., Dec. 2, 2008. Kissinger, former secretary of state and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, received the 2008 American Patriot Award.

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U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks about Henry Kissinger at the National Defense University Foundation American Patriot Award gala in Washington, D.C., Dec. 2, 2008. Kissinger, former secretary of state and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, received the 2008 American Patriot Award.

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