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VETERAN TALKERS

Veterans who served in the U.S. Marine Corps as Navajo code talkers during World War II ride in the New York City Veterans Day Parade, Nov. 11, 2010.

The Department of Defense provides the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security.

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