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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with Army 2nd Lt. Brandy Mason at the III Corps Headquarters, Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 10, 2009. Mason was shot in the hip during a Nov. 5 shooting rampage that left 13 dead and 38 wounded.

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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with Army 2nd Lt. Brandy Mason at the III Corps Headquarters, Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 10, 2009. Mason was shot in the hip during a Nov. 5 shooting rampage that left 13 dead and 38 wounded.

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