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Taps is played as U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta lays a wreath at Seoul National Cemetery in honor of fallen U.S. and South Korean service members in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 27, 2011.

TAPS SALUTE

Taps is played as U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta lays a wreath at Seoul National Cemetery in honor of fallen U.S. and South Korean service members in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 27, 2011.

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