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U.S. Navy sailors hold U.S. flags during a flag decommissioning ceremony on Fort George G. Meade, Md., on Flag Day, June 14, 2011. The sailors are assigned to the Navy Information Operations Command Maryland.

FLAGS AT REST

U.S. Navy sailors hold U.S. flags during a flag decommissioning ceremony on Fort George G. Meade, Md., on Flag Day, June 14, 2011. The sailors are assigned to the Navy Information Operations Command Maryland.

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