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U.S. Army Master Sgt. Santiago Perales inspects a flag display set up at Eisenhower Hall for President Barack Obama’s visit to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to speak about adding troops in Afghanistan, Dec. 1, 2009. Perales is the noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the G-3, Operations and Plans, office.

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U.S. Army Master Sgt. Santiago Perales inspects a flag display set up at Eisenhower Hall for President Barack Obama’s visit to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to speak about adding troops in Afghanistan, Dec. 1, 2009. Perales is the noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the G-3, Operations and Plans, office.

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