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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets members of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts after a wreath laying ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, Oct. 4, 2009. The grounds hold 9,387 American dead, most of whom lost their lives in the D-Day invasion and subsequent operations.

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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets members of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts after a wreath laying ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, Oct. 4, 2009. The grounds hold 9,387 American dead, most of whom lost their lives in the D-Day invasion and subsequent operations.

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