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Adm. Mike G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets one of the children of the nation's fallen heroes at the Fourth Annual Time of Remembrance ceremony at the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol, Sept. 26, 2009.

TIME OF REMEMBRANCE

Adm. Mike G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets one of the children of the nation's fallen heroes at the Fourth Annual Time of Remembrance ceremony at the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol, Sept. 26, 2009.

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