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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta listens as Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivers his opening statement to the House Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., Oct. 13, 2011. Panetta and Dempsey testified on the welfare of the U.S. military 10 years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

DEMPSEY TESTIMONY

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta listens as Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivers his opening statement to the House Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., Oct. 13, 2011. Panetta and Dempsey testified on the welfare of the U.S. military 10 years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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