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U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan C. Crocker and U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, meet with U.S. Marine Sgt. Stephen Cole, far right, and U.S. Marine Cpl. Rodolfo Flores, assigned to the Marine Corps Embassy Security Group in Kabul, Afghanistan, following a Sept. 11, 2011, commemoration.

9/11 COMMEMORATION

U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan C. Crocker and U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, meet with U.S. Marine Sgt. Stephen Cole, far right, and U.S. Marine Cpl. Rodolfo Flores, assigned to the Marine Corps Embassy Security Group in Kabul, Afghanistan, following a Sept. 11, 2011, commemoration.

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