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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta delivers remarks at the Association of the United States Army 2011 Annual Meeting and Exposition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 12, 2011.

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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta delivers remarks at the Association of the United States Army 2011 Annual Meeting and Exposition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 12, 2011.

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