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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, salute as the U.S. Army Band, known as "Pershing's Own," plays the national anthem at the Defense Department's annual observance of the National POW/MIA Recognition Day, Sept. 16, 2011. The ceremonies, held on the Pentagon parade field, featured a pass-in-review by honor guards of the five armed services and a ceremonial fly-over by military aircraft and helicopters.

LEADERS' SALUTE

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, salute as the U.S. Army Band, known as "Pershing's Own," plays the national anthem at the Defense Department's annual observance of the National POW/MIA Recognition Day, Sept. 16, 2011. The ceremonies, held on the Pentagon parade field, featured a pass-in-review by honor guards of the five armed services and a ceremonial fly-over by military aircraft and helicopters.

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