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A Marine bows his head and reflects in the shadow of the ground zero construction site in New York, May 31, 2011. Marines assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit led a run to Ground Zero. More than 3,000 Marines, sailors and Coast Guardsmen participated in community outreach events and equipment demonstrations as part of Fleet Week 2011 in New York.

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A Marine bows his head and reflects in the shadow of the ground zero construction site in New York, May 31, 2011. Marines assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit led a run to Ground Zero. More than 3,000 Marines, sailors and Coast Guardsmen participated in community outreach events and equipment demonstrations as part of Fleet Week 2011 in New York.

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