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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta steps off a V-22 Osprey as he arrives in New York to meet with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and visit 9/11 sites, Sept. 6, 2011.

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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta steps off a V-22 Osprey as he arrives in New York to meet with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and visit 9/11 sites, Sept. 6, 2011.

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