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Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with U.S. Army Gen. John W. Vessey, 10th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Pre-Alfalfa Club Luncheon at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 2010. The event, hosted by the Center for International and Strategic Studies, is a pre-event to the annual Alfalfa Club dinner honoring the birthday of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.

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Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with U.S. Army Gen. John W. Vessey, 10th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Pre-Alfalfa Club Luncheon at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 2010. The event, hosted by the Center for International and Strategic Studies, is a pre-event to the annual Alfalfa Club dinner honoring the birthday of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.

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