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Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, salutes during the playing of the national anthem at a farewell ceremony in his honor at the Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C., Aug. 3, 2011.

FAREWELL SALUTE

Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, salutes during the playing of the national anthem at a farewell ceremony in his honor at the Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C., Aug. 3, 2011.

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