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Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III awards Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Defense Distinguished Service Medal at the Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C., Aug. 3, 2011.

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III awards Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Defense Distinguished Service Medal at the Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C., Aug. 3, 2011.

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