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President Barack Obama pays his respects to the families of the 13 victims and 38 wounded in a Nov. 5 shooting spree on Fort Hood, Texas, during a memorial ceremony on the post, Nov. 10, 2009. "Your loved ones endure through the life of our nation," Obama told mourners. "Their memory will be honored in the places they lived and by the people they touched."

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President Barack Obama pays his respects to the families of the 13 victims and 38 wounded in a Nov. 5 shooting spree on Fort Hood, Texas, during a memorial ceremony on the post, Nov. 10, 2009. "Your loved ones endure through the life of our nation," Obama told mourners. "Their memory will be honored in the places they lived and by the people they touched."

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