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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta participates in a wreath-laying ceremony with Egyptian Maj. Gen. Rouini at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and President Anwar Sadat's memorial in Cairo, Oct. 4, 2011.

WREATH CEREMONY

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta participates in a wreath-laying ceremony with Egyptian Maj. Gen. Rouini at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and President Anwar Sadat's memorial in Cairo, Oct. 4, 2011.

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