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Navy Lt. Cmdr. Todd Hazlett briefs First Lady Michelle Obama before meeting with injured troops and their families at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Md., Oct. 12, 2010.

HOSPITAL BRIEFING

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Todd Hazlett briefs First Lady Michelle Obama before meeting with injured troops and their families at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Md., Oct. 12, 2010.

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