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First Lady Michelle Obama poses for a picture with volunteers helping with a community service project at the Vinson Hall Retirement Community in McLean, Va., Sept. 11, 2010. About 150 vounteers pitched in on renovation projects for the community's residents, who include World War II and Vietnam War veterans. The first lady is flanked by two of those residents.

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First Lady Michelle Obama poses for a picture with volunteers helping with a community service project at the Vinson Hall Retirement Community in McLean, Va., Sept. 11, 2010. About 150 vounteers pitched in on renovation projects for the community's residents, who include World War II and Vietnam War veterans. The first lady is flanked by two of those residents.

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