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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, right, and South Korean Army Gen. Lee Sang-Eui, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, salute troops during a ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 21, 2009.

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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, right, and South Korean Army Gen. Lee Sang-Eui, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, salute troops during a ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 21, 2009.

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