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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, right, and retired Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, CIA director, and his wife, Holly, attend the Washington National Cathedral's "A Call to Compassion," a commemoration of the 10th anniversary of 9/11, hosted at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Sept. 9, 2011. Panetta addressed the audience at the event.

9/11 COMMEMORATION

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, right, and retired Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, CIA director, and his wife, Holly, attend the Washington National Cathedral's "A Call to Compassion," a commemoration of the 10th anniversary of 9/11, hosted at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Sept. 9, 2011. Panetta addressed the audience at the event.

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