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NASA astronaut and retired Army Col. Patrick G. Forrester speaks during a Warrior Transition Brigade event at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2010. Forrester presented the Warrior Transition Brigade flag that was flown over the International Space Station to wounded, ill and injured soldiers for their military service.

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NASA astronaut and retired Army Col. Patrick G. Forrester speaks during a Warrior Transition Brigade event at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2010. Forrester presented the Warrior Transition Brigade flag that was flown over the International Space Station to wounded, ill and injured soldiers for their military service.

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