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Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead inspects members of the Navy and Marine Corps ceremonial guard during the Battle of Midway Commemoration Ceremony at the Navy Memorial in Washington. D.C., June 4, 2009. Each year, the Navy remembers the he courage and sacrifice of the sailors who fought in the Battle of Midway, a turning point in the Pacific during World War II.

MIDWAY MEMORIES

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead inspects members of the Navy and Marine Corps ceremonial guard during the Battle of Midway Commemoration Ceremony at the Navy Memorial in Washington. D.C., June 4, 2009. Each year, the Navy remembers the he courage and sacrifice of the sailors who fought in the Battle of Midway, a turning point in the Pacific during World War II.

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