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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III poses for a photo after he pins a purple heart on U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jackson Hester for wounds received in Afghanistan, Oct. 28, 2010.

PURPLE HEART

U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III poses for a photo after he pins a purple heart on U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jackson Hester for wounds received in Afghanistan, Oct. 28, 2010.

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