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Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets CNN anchor Kyra Phillips at the annual Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors Gala in Washington, D.C., April 13, 2010. The organization, known as TAPS, has assisted more than 25,000 grieving military families who have lost loved ones with emotional support, a national peer-based support network and crisis intervention.

MULLEN GREETING

Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets CNN anchor Kyra Phillips at the annual Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors Gala in Washington, D.C., April 13, 2010. The organization, known as TAPS, has assisted more than 25,000 grieving military families who have lost loved ones with emotional support, a national peer-based support network and crisis intervention.

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