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World War II veteran and two-time Purple Heart recipient James Evans salutes the flags at the Pearl Harbor Survivors Memorial Service in Fredericksburg, Texas, Dec. 7, 2008. Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright was the guest speaker at the event, held in front of The National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, which is the hometown of U.S. Navy Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz.

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World War II veteran and two-time Purple Heart recipient James Evans salutes the flags at the Pearl Harbor Survivors Memorial Service in Fredericksburg, Texas, Dec. 7, 2008. Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright was the guest speaker at the event, held in front of The National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, which is the hometown of U.S. Navy Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz.

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