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Georgian Chief of Defense Maj. Gen. Devi Tchonkotadze, left, and U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, salute during a wreath-laying ceremony in Gori, Georgia, March 30, 2009. The ceremony honored Georgian soldiers who died during the August 2008 war with Russian troops.

GEORGIAN SALUTE

Georgian Chief of Defense Maj. Gen. Devi Tchonkotadze, left, and U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, salute during a wreath-laying ceremony in Gori, Georgia, March 30, 2009. The ceremony honored Georgian soldiers who died during the August 2008 war with Russian troops.

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