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Army Secretary Pete Geren, left, U.S. Congressman Silvestre Reyes, second from left, Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr., right and Sergeant Major of the Army Kenneth O. Preston, far right, announce the Year of the Noncommissioned Officer during a press conference, Jan. 5, 2009, at the Sergeants Major Academy, Fort Bliss, Texas.

YEAR OF THE NCO

Army Secretary Pete Geren, left, U.S. Congressman Silvestre Reyes, second from left, Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr., right and Sergeant Major of the Army Kenneth O. Preston, far right, announce the Year of the Noncommissioned Officer during a press conference, Jan. 5, 2009, at the Sergeants Major Academy, Fort Bliss, Texas.

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