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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Heather Thornton outside the U.S. embassy in Lima, Peru, March 4, 2009. The chairman visited the country to meet with senior Peruvian officials and toured the Naval Medical Research Center Detachment Peru.

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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Heather Thornton outside the U.S. embassy in Lima, Peru, March 4, 2009. The chairman visited the country to meet with senior Peruvian officials and toured the Naval Medical Research Center Detachment Peru.

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