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A member of the United States Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps performs during a Passage of Command ceremony at the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., Oct. 22, 2010. Marine Corps Gen. James T. Conway relinquished command as commandant of the Marine Corps to Gen. James F. Amos in a ceremony presided over by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates.

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A member of the United States Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps performs during a Passage of Command ceremony at the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., Oct. 22, 2010. Marine Corps Gen. James T. Conway relinquished command as commandant of the Marine Corps to Gen. James F. Amos in a ceremony presided over by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates.

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