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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Doug Wilson, third from right, and his team meet with Veterans Affairs Assistant Secretary Tammy Duckworth, center, and her team to discuss mutual areas of support for veterans and their families at the Pentagon, Sept. 28, 2010. Duckworth, a major in the Illinois National Guard, is an Army veteran who lost her legs in the Iraq war.

VETERANS ISSUES

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Doug Wilson, third from right, and his team meet with Veterans Affairs Assistant Secretary Tammy Duckworth, center, and her team to discuss mutual areas of support for veterans and their families at the Pentagon, Sept. 28, 2010. Duckworth, a major in the Illinois National Guard, is an Army veteran who lost her legs in the Iraq war.

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