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A U.S. Army soldier waits to take the stage with soldiers dressed in uniforms from past wars during the Fourth Annual Time of Remembrance ceremony honoring America's fallen heroes in Afghanistan and Iraq and their families on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol, Sept. 26, 2009.

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A U.S. Army soldier waits to take the stage with soldiers dressed in uniforms from past wars during the Fourth Annual Time of Remembrance ceremony honoring America's fallen heroes in Afghanistan and Iraq and their families on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol, Sept. 26, 2009.

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